Item Coversheet

Spotsylvania County
Board of Supervisors Agenda
Executive Summary




Meeting Date:
October 10, 2017
Title:
Public Hearing - Amendments and Additions to County Code Chapter 4, Animals and Fowl, Articles I through IV

Type:
Action, Public Hearing, Ordinance
Agenda Title:
Public Hearing - Amendments and Additions to County Code Chapter 4, Animals and Fowl, Articles I through IV
Recommendation:
Staff and legal counsel recommend that the Board of Supervisors amend Spotsylvania County Code Chapter 4, Animals and Fowl, Articles I through IV.
Summary:
The proposed amendments will revise language pertaining to enforcement to comply with legal requirements, as well as correct grammatical errors.
Financial Impact:
None
Staff Contacts:
Captain Willie Tydings, Animal Control
Legal Counsel:
Jessica M. DesNoyer, Assistant County Attorney
Consequence of Denial/Inaction:
Denial of approval of the Ordinance amendment would result in no change to the existing County Code.  However, the County Code would not parallel   sections of the Virginia Code revised in 2017.  The County Code has several citations to Virginia Code Title 3.1, which was replaced by Title 3.2 in 2008.   Failure to amend these citations may result in problems prosecuting matters under code sections citing Title 3.1.
ATTACHMENTS:
File NameDescriptionType
Public_Hearing_Ad_-_Ch._4.pdfPublic Hearing AdBackup Material
DRAFT_Ord._No._4-31_-_Chapter_4_Animals_and_Fowl_Code_Amendments_2017_...revised.pdfDRAFT OrdinanceOrdinance
NOVUS_Notes_-_Ord_No_4-31.pdfNotesBackup Material