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Meeting Date: September 20, 2017
Title: CA17-0008 Zoning Ordinance Amendment - Vehicle Sales
Type: Action, Public Hearing, Power Point Presentation
Agenda Title: CA17-0008: Zoning Ordinance Amendment - Vehicle Sales
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Planning Commission vote to recommend approval of CA17-0008.
Summary: On August 8, 2017, the Board of Supervisors authorized public hearings to consider amendments to the Zoning Ordinance to make small scale vehicle sale establishments a special use in Commercial 3, Industrial 1, and Industrial 2 zoning. The amendment includes changes to Code of the County of Spotsylvania, Chapter 23, Zoning, Article 2, Definitions and Rules of Construction, in Section 23-2.1.4 Definitions, to define Recreational vehicles; Vehicle sale, rental, and ancillary service establishment, large scale (two acres or greater);  and Vehicle sale, rental, and ancillary service establishment, small scale (less than 2 acres); amend Article 4, Development Review Procedures, in Section 23-4.5.7 Standards of Review,  to add use-specific standards for Vehicle sale, rental, and ancillary service establishment, small scale; and amend Article 5, Zoning Districts, in Section 23-6.18.3 to designate the Special Use currently called Vehicle sale, rental, and ancillary establishment to the two new terms which will be Vehicle sale, rental, and ancillary service establishment, large scale and Vehicle sale, rental, and ancillary service establishment, small scale in Commercial 2 (C-2) zoning, in Sections 23-6.19.2 and 23-6.19.3 to add Vehicle sale, rental, and ancillary service establishment, large scale as a Permitted Use and Vehicle sale, rental, and ancillary service establishment, small scale as a Special Use in Commercial 3 (C-3) zoning, Sections 23-6.21.2 and 23-6.21.4 to add Vehicle sale, rental, and ancillary service establishment, large scale as a Principle Use Permitted and Vehicle sale, rental, and ancillary service establishment, small scale as a Special Use in Industrial 1 (I-1) zoning, Sections 23-6.22.2 and 23-6.22.4 to add Vehicle sale, rental, and ancillary service establishment, large scale as a Principle Use Permitted and Vehicle sale, rental, and ancillary service establishment, small scale as a Special Use in Industrial 2 (I-2) zoning, Section 23-6.28.5(c) to designate the Permitted Use currently called Vehicle sale, rental, and ancillary establishment to the two new terms which will be Vehicle sale, rental, and ancillary service establishment, large scale and Vehicle sale, rental, and ancillary service establishment, small scale in in Mixed Use (MU-4, MU-5) zoning. This ordinance shall be in effect for all applications filed after the date of adoption of the ordinance.   
Committee/Commission Summary:
Review Date: Status:
Financial Impact: N/A
Staff Contacts: Wanda Parrish,Director of Planning
Legal Counsel: Alexandra Spaulding, Senior Assistant County Attorney
Additional Background/Other Considerations:
Consequence of Denial/Inaction: The zoning ordinance will remain unchanged.
 
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Vehicle_Sales_Ordinance_2017Final.pdf Draft Ordinance Ordinance