HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001-08• Ordinance 2001-08
Amending Article 4, Section 7.2 (Permitted uses in the B-3 Central Business District)
of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia Zoning Ordinance
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ADOPTED: June 5, 2001
EFFECTIVE: June 5, 200.1
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ORDINANCE 2001-08
ORDINANCE AMENDING Article 4, Section 7.2 (PERMITTED USES IN THE B-3
CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT) OF THE TOWN OF PULASKI, VIRGI1~lIA ZONING
ORDINANCE.
WHEREAS, the purpose of the B-3 Central Business District is to provide for an appropriate
variety of uses in the historic center for commercial, financial, professional, governmental and
cultural activities; and promote a convenient and relatively compact arrangement of uses and
buildings; and
WHEREAS, Article 4, Section 7.2 provides the permitted uses in the B-3 Central Business
District; and
WHEREAS, at its regular session on May 1, 2001, the Town Council referred the proposed
amendment to the Zoning Ordinance to the Planning Commission; and
WHEREAS, a use in compliance with the conditional use additions would be no more
objectionable than other permitted uses in the B-3 (Central Business District) because the use
would not create any hazardous, objectionable, or offensive conditions outside the building by any
• source, including but not limited to odor, dust, smoke, cinders, fumes, noise, vibration, heat,
glare, wastes, fire, or explosion and the use would be harmonious with such commercial uses in a
significant respects, including but not limited to signage, traffic flow and exterior appearance; and
WHEREAS, as a conditional use, the Planning Commission and Town Council shall review
applications on a case-by-case basis and may attach reasonable conditions, if necessary, prior to
the establishment of the use; and
WHEREAS, after advertisement required by law, the Planning Commission and the Town
Council held a joint hearing on May 21, 2001, after which the Planning Commission
recommended approval of the ordinance amendments; and
WHEREAS, after due consideration of the information before it was evaluated by appropriate
zoning standards, the Town Council found that it is reasonable and suitable to amend the subject
sections of the Pulaski Zoning Ordinance and that the recommendation of the Planning
Commission promotes the health, safety, and general welfare of the public and accomplishes the
purposes set forth in the 1950 Code of Virginia, as amended, particularly Sections 15.2-2200 and
15.2-2283, 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,
VIItGINIA, sitting in regular session on June 5, 2001, that:
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Section 1. Article 4, Section 7.2 of the Pulaski Zoning Ordinance is amended to include:
Wholesale brokerage or storage establishments with floor area devoted to storage or
warehousing of 20,000 square feet or more, as a conditional use, but not a truck or freight
terminal.
Light manufacturing, fabricating and processing operations within completely enclosed
building which do not produce hazardous, objectionable, or offensive conditions outside
the building by any source, including but not limited to odor, dust, smoke, cinders, fumes,
noise, vibration, heat, glare, wastes, fire, or explosions so that nearby commercial uses in
all significant respects, including but not limited to signage, traffic flow, and exterior
appearance, as conditional uses.
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Section 2. This ordinance is effective upon adoption and is adopted by recorded vote of the
Town Council of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia on this 5'~ day of June 2001, as follows:
Jeffery S. Worrell A v e
Pauline G. Mitchell ~y~
Daniel Talbert, Jr. A y P
E.G. Black, Jr. A y e
ATTEST:
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Patricia Cruise, Clerk of Council
Bettye H. Steger A y e
James M. Neblett A y e
Kenneth M. Fleenor A y e
Lane R. Penn A y e
THE TOWN OF PULASKI, VIRGII~TIA
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Charles W. Stewart, Jr., Mayor
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I, Patricia Cruise, Clerk of Council, certify that the foregoing Ordinance 2001-08,
amending Article 4, Section 7.2 (Permitted uses in the B-3 Central Business District) of
the Town of Pulaski, Virginia zoning ordinance, is a true and correct copy as adopted by
the Pulaski Town Council at their regular meeting on June 5, 2001.
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atricia Cruise, Clerk of Council
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