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Planning commissioners back code change to prohibit ‘accumulation of junk’ on private property
Summary
The commission recommended adopting an amendment to Title 19 to add a general-site standard banning accumulation of junk on private property, clarifying vehicle rules and allowing up to two inoperable vehicles under specified conditions; a public hearing drew no comments and the motion was approved.
Planning commissioners recommended adopting an amendment to the town land-use code to add a general-site standard prohibiting the accumulation of junk on private property, the body decided during a regular meeting.
Speaker 3, explaining the proposed change, said the amendment would insert a new subsection into Chapter 19 (general site standards, 19.46, subsection j) to give the municipality authority to prohibit accumulations of junk on private property. "A property owner may have up to 2 inoperable vehicles on their property provided the subcriteria," Speaker 3 said, summarizing the vehicle-related sublimits carried over from the prior code.
The discussion focused on definitions and enforceability. Speaker 3 read the existing code definition of…
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