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HomeMy WebLinkAbout92-02• ADOPTED: March 17, 1992 EFFECTIVE: March 17, 1992 ORDINANCE N0. 92-2 AMENDING ARTICLE S SECTION 2 (CHANGE OF A NONCONFORMING USE) AND ARTICLE 5 BECTON 5 (DISCONTINUANCE OF A NONCONFORMING USE) OF THE TOWN OF PULASKI VIRGINIA ZONING ORDINANCE -82- • ORDINANCE N0. 92-2 TOWN OF PULASKI, VIRGINIA Ordinance Amending Article 5 Section 2 (Change of a Nonconforming Use) and Article 5 Section 5 (Discontinuance of a Nonconforming Use) of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia Zoning Ordinance. WHEREAS, Article 5 Section 2 (Nonconforming Uses) of the Pulaski Zoning Ordinance states: "The removal and replacement of a nonconforming mobile home shall be permitted as a change of use...if replacement is completed within 60 days of removal."; and WHEREAS, Article 5 Section 5 (Discontinuance of a Nonconforming Use) of the Pulaski Zoning Ordinance is applicable to the discontinuance of a nonconforming use in a residence district only; and WHEREAS, after receiving public comment, the Ordinance Committee of Town Council reviewed the subject sections in relation to the removal and replacement of nonconforming mobile homes and initiated a zoning amendment request to the Town of Pulaski Zoning Ordinance: WHEREAS, the proposed amendment to Article 5 Section 2 would permit the replacement of a nonconforming mobile home within two years of removal; and WHEREAS, the proposed amendment to Article 5 Section 5 would expand its applicability to any zoning district; and WHEREAS, after notice as required by law, the Town Council and the Town Planning Commission held a joint public hearing on February 18, 1992 to consider proposed amendments to Article 5 Section 2 and Article 5 Section 5 of the Pulaski Zoning Ordinance; and WHEREAS, following the public hearing, at its meeting of March 9, 1992, the Planning Commission formally recommended to the Town Council that the proposed amendments to Article 5 Section 2 and Article 5 Section 5 of the Pulaski Zoning Ordinance be approved as submitted; and WHEREAS, after due consideration of the information before it as evaluated by appropriate zoning standards, the Town Council finds that it is reasonable and suitable to amend the subject sections of the Pulaski Zoning Ordinance; and -83- WHEREAS, the Town Council finds that the recommendation of the Planning Commission promotes the health, safety and general welfare of the general public and accomplishes the purposes set forth in the Code of Virginia, particularly Section 15.1-427 and Section 15.1-489, and promotes and is consistent with the other provisions of the Town's land use plans, ordinances and regulations. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the COUNCIL of the TOWN OF PULASKI, VIRGINIA, sitting in regular session on March 17, 1992, that: Section 1. Article 5 Section 2 of the Pulaski Zoning Ordinance is amended to permit the replacement of a nonconforming mobile home within two years of removal. Article 5 Section 2 shall read: "If no structural alterations are made, a nonconforming use of land or of a building may be changed to another nonconforming use of the same or of a more restricted classification. Removal and replacement of a nonconforming mobile home shall be permitted as a change of use under this section if said replacement is completed within two years of the removal. Whenever a nonconforming use of land or buildings has been changed to a more restricted use or to a conforming use, such use shall not thereafter be changed to a less restricted use. Classification or restriction of uses generally refers to the manner by which uses are classified or grouped in the hierarchy of regulations for the various districts." Section 2. Article 5 Section 5 of the Pulaski Zoning Ordinance is amended to expand its applicability to any zoning district. Article 5 Section 5 shall read: "No building or portion thereof used in whole or in part for a nonconforming use in any district which remains idle or unused for a continuous period of two years, whether or not the equipment or fixtures are removed, shall again be used except in conformity with the regulations of the district in which such building or land is located." Section 3. This ordinance is effective upon adoption and is adopted by recorded vote of the Town Council of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia on this 17th day of March, 1992, as follows: Charles D. Crispin Ave J. R. Schrader, Jr. gy~_ Mary Lou Copenhaver Absent James M. Neblett A,~ Andrew L. Graham Ave W. H. Schrader, Jr. Ave Alma H. Holston Ave Robert N. Glenn Ave TOW OF PULASK VIRGINIA NDREW L. GRAHAM, VICE-MAYOR Attest: G~ • ~~ R th A. Harrell lerk of Council -84- i• I, Ruth A. Harrell, Clerk of the Council of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia, do hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance No. 92-2 amending Article 5 Section 2 (change of a nonconforming use) and article 5 section 5 (dis- continuance of a nonconforming use) of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia--. is a true and correct copy of the ordinance as adopted by the Town Council at their regular meeting on March 17, 1992. ~~~ ~. Ruth A. Harrell, Clerk of Council a C,