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Amelia County, VDOT staff discuss roadside sign removal agreement and next steps including public hearing
Summary
VDOT reported winter maintenance, new farm-equipment signage approvals and provided a draft ad-sign removal agreement. The board asked staff to get distances and draft ordinance language, then revisit the item with a public hearing next month.
A Virginia Department of Transportation representative updated the Amelia County Board of Supervisors on work performed this month and sought direction on a draft agreement regarding removal of roadside advertising signs.
Why it matters: The discussion touches right-of-way maintenance, public safety and the county’s role in enforcing sign removal under a VDOT template agreement. Implementing an agreement could require staff time and procedures to enforce removals, which supervisors said they wanted to understand before acting.
VDOT reported that crews regraded dirt roads, trimmed shoulders and brush, responded to snow and ice, and received traffic-engineering approval for farm-equipment signs on Reid Rock, Genitoe and Volks Bride (order placed). The VDOT representative also provided a draft advertising sign-removal agreement for the board’s consideration and said the template is an agreement with the Commissioner of Highways.
Supervisors asked about right-of-way widths and where the county would have authority to clear sightlines. A board member noted that many roads brought into the state system historically have a 30-foot prescriptive easement and that newer acquisitions can be 50 feet; staff agreed to check recorded plats and right-of-way plans, specifically for the intersection of routes 38 and 614 where a blind spot and a recent crash were reported.
The board agreed not to act immediately. Instead county staff will compile distance/right-of-way information and prepare a draft agreement or ordinance language; supervisors requested a public hearing next month so residents can review a draft and offer input. Members also discussed implementation questions such as how the county would identify, remove and document signs, and what staffing and costs enforcement would require.
Ending: Supervisors directed staff to gather right-of-way plans, produce a draft for review and return with a recommended public hearing next month; no action to adopt an agreement or ordinance was taken at the meeting.
