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Board approves zoning changes for tow lots, junkyards with screening and grandfathering date
Summary
The Board of Supervisors approved a text amendment tightening screening rules for tow lots and junkyards and set a two-year continuous operation clause that gives existing lots until July 1, 2028 to meet screening standards.
The Amelia County Board of Supervisors voted to adopt a zoning text amendment on May 27 that updates how tow lots and salvage/junkyards must be screened from public view.
Planning staff described the two principal changes: screening requirements were clarified to match existing zoning language (options of a solid masonry wall, uniformly painted solid-board fence, or an evergreen hedge at least 6 feet tall) and a grandfathering clause was added so tow lots that have been in continuous operation for at least two years as of the adoption date will be treated as nonconforming uses and given until July 1, 2028 to comply with the screening rules. The text keeps the same list of zoning districts where these uses may be allowed by special exception.
After brief questions about lot-size limits and expansion of nonconforming uses, a supervisor moved to adopt the ordinance text amendment and the motion carried by voice vote. Staff said other edits were administrative relocations of existing requirements within the zoning code.
