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Planning commission sends proposed tow-lot and junkyard ordinance back to zoning after industry concerns
Summary
After extensive public comment from local tow and salvage operators, the commission voted to send a draft ordinance defining tow lots and amending junkyard screening rules back to the zoning committee for further work and stakeholder input.
The Amelia County Planning Commission returned a proposed ordinance that would define "tow lot" and revise junkyard/salvage rules to the zoning committee after several tow operators and commissioners raised practical and legal concerns.
Austin (staff) told the commission the draft ordinance would permit tow lots as a use by special exception in A-5, R-P-5 and B-1 districts and as a permitted use in M-1 and M-2 industrial districts. The draft also included screening requirements to shield stored vehicles from public rights-of-way, a one-year limit on how long a vehicle may remain on the property, and a two-year requirement (reduced from three years per the…
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