O-22-037 Adopted 5/24/22 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND REENACT THE CODE OF THE CITY OF LYNCHBURG, 1981, BY AMENDING SECTION 26-2 OF CHAPTER 26,THE AMENDED SECTION RELATING TO THE ENUMERATION OF PUBLIC NUISANCES Ordinance No. This section shall not operate to deprive the city of other remedies available under law to obtain payment from the owner of unattended, abandoned or immobile vehicles for towing, storage or services rendered. (Ord. (Code 1959, 20-147), Each removal of a vehicle under the provisions of this division shall be reported immediately to the chief of police, who shall give notice to the owner of the motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer as promptly as possible. Disbursement of proceeds from sale. (Code 1959, 20-129; Ord. Lynchburg is a city of 50 square miles located near the geographic center of the state, bordered by the eastern edge of the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. G. NOISE ORDINANCE ENFORCEMENT WITHOUT USE OF THE SLM : 1. O-97-231, 11-25-97; Ord. (b) For purposes of this section the term "resident" shall be deemed to mean a person that resides and maintains a place of abode within a business district and does not have off street parking for their vehicle. This thread is archived. No. 101. - Temporary use permits. It shall be unlawful for any person to fail to comply with the requirements of such signs. Yes. All you need at your finger tips. 1-1-10), The person at whose request a motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer is removed from privately owned property under the provisions of this division shall indemnify the city against any loss or expense incurred by reason of removal, storage or sale thereof. O-92-277, 9-8-92; Ord. Lynchburg Permits 900 Church Street Lynchburg, VA No. Before obtaining possession of the motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or part thereof, the owner of the vehicle shall pay to the parties entitled thereto all costs incidental to its removal and storage and locatingsaid owner. (g) The provisions of this section shall apply to motor vehicles parked at the Lynchburg Regional Airport. Watch on. No. It shall be presumed that such motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or part thereof is abandoned if it (i) lacks either a current license plate, or a valid state safety inspection certificate or sticker, and (ii) it has been in a specific location for four (4) days without being moved. Repealed by Ord. of 3-13-79; Ord. hb```~~ !v'?0.B8 YaA | ]k|&8 As authorized by Section 46.2-1232 of the Code of Virginia, it shall be lawful for any owner, operator or lessee of any parking lot or parking area or space therein, or part thereof, or of any other lot or building, including the city, or authorized agent of the person having control of such premises, to have any motor or other vehicle, occupying such lot, area, space or building, or part thereof, without the permission of such owner, operator, lessee or authorized agent of the one having the control of such premises removed, by towing or otherwise, to a licensed garage for storage until called for by the owner or his agent; provided, that notice of such action shall be first or simultaneously therewith given to at least one (1) of the local law enforcement officers; provided further, that in the event of such removal and storage the owner of the vehicle involved shall be chargeable with and such vehicle may be held for a reasonable charge for its removal and storage. For purposes of this section, a block is defined as that portion of both sides of the same street between two intersecting streets or what would be the continuation of two intersecting streets. Email. No. (1) No person without a disability that limits or impairs his ability to walk shall park a vehicle with disabled parking license plates, organizational removable windshield placards, permanent removable windshield placards, temporary removable windshield placards, or DV disabled parking license plates issued under subsection B of 46.2-739 of the state code in a parking space reserved for persons with disabilities that limit or impair their ability to walk except when transporting a disabled person in the vehicle. No. Shopping and Dining. One of the flares or torches shall be placed in the center of the lane of traffic occupied by the disabled bus, truck, trailer, house trailer or mobile home and not less than one hundred (100) feet therefrom in the direction of the traffic approaching in that lane, one not less than one hundred (100) feet from such bus, truck, trailer, house trailer or mobile home in the opposite direction and one at the traffic side of such bus, truck, trailer, house trailer or mobile home not closer than ten (10) feet from the front or rear thereof; provided, however, that if such bus, truck, trailer, house trailer or mobile home is disabled within five hundred (500) feet of a curve or crest of a hill, or other obstruction to view, the flares or torches in that direction shall be so placed as to afford ample warning to other users of the highway, but in no case less than five hundred (500) feet from the disabled vehicle. Each additional permit shall cost fifty dollars ($50.00) per month. Online Services Portal. Right to farm; restrictive ordinances. (Ord. 1-1-10), A fee offifteen dollars ($15.00) shall be charged each resident for the issuance of one (1) parking permit, and a fee offifteen dollars ($15.00) shall be charged each resident for each additional or replacement permit, such fee to be used by the city to defray the cost of the administration and enforcement of the provisions of this division. O-96-297, 11-12-96; Ord. Sec. Annual . The Lynchburg Regional Business Alliance is proud to announce it has been awarded a Project Support Fund grant by the Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission in the amount of $17,000. - ZONING DISTRICTS, MAPS AND BOUNDARIES Sec. BARK! Fast, safe and convenient. O-09-123, 10-13-09, eff. O-07-089) Sec. The hearing officer will review the circumstances and any evidence presented and decide whether just cause existed for the removal or immobilization of a motor vehicle. The best answer, from a former Lynchburg 911 dispatcher, contact the non-emergency line of 911 at 434-847-1602. O-09-123, 10-13-09, eff. (c) The owner of an immobilized vehicle, or other person acting on the owner's behalf, shall be allowed at least twenty-four (24) hours from the time of immobilization to repossess or secure the release of the vehicle. Violators of local ordinances adopted by Chesterfield County or James City County pursuant to this section shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $75, the proceeds from which shall be paid into the locality's general fund. Browse table of contents. (Ord. About. The flags shall be placed upon the roadway in the manner prescribed in sections 25-253 and 25-254 for flares, torches, reflectors and lanterns, except that no flag shall be required to be placed at the side of such vehicle; but if the disablement of such vehicle continues into the period when lights on motor vehicles are required, flares, torches, reflectors or lanterns shall be placed as required by sections 25-253 and 25-254. of 3-13-79; Ord. O-88-013, 1, 1-26-88), The city manager shall have the power to enter into contracts with the owner or operator of garages or places for the removal or storage of vehicles referred to in this division. Under these new rules, dogs cannot be tethered between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. Sec. The provisions of this section shall apply to vehicles parked at the Lynchburg Regional Airport in violation of parking regulations. The Jefferson Davis Sheriff's Office confirmed the dog involved was a male bull terrier and that Parker had raised the dog with the owner since it was a puppy. endstream endobj 711 0 obj <. endstream endobj startxref Parking prohibitions within certain areas. The decision of the designated hearing officer is final and is not subject to appeal. Learn More. (c) Organizational removable windshield placards, permanent removable windshield placards and temporary removable windshield placards shall be displayed in such a manner that they may be viewed from the front and rear of the vehicle and be hanging from the rearview mirror of a vehicle utilizing a parking space reserved for persons with disabilities that limit or impair their ability to walk. of 3-13-79; Ord. Ordinance No. (a) No person shall park a vehicle, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer or where authorized by a traffic-control device, including official signs or pavement markings, in any of the following places: (2) In front of a public or private driveway so as to block ingress or egress; (3) Within an intersection or traveled way; (4) Within fifteen (15) feet of a fire hydrant; (6) Within twenty (20) feet of a crosswalk at an intersection; (7) Within thirty (30) feet upon the approach to any flashing beacon, stop or yield sign or traffic-control signal located at the side of a roadway; (8) Within fifty (50) feet of the nearest rail of a railroad grade crossing; (9) Within twenty (20) feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station and on the side of a street opposite the entrance to any fire station within seventy-five (75) feet of the entrance when properly sign posted; (10) Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when such parking would obstruct traffic; (11) On the roadway side of any vehicle parked at the edge or curb of a street; (12) Upon any bridge or other elevated structure upon a street or highway or within a tunnel; (13) At any place where official signs and/or pavement markings prohibit parking; (14) Between the street curb, or the edge of the paved portion of the roadway when there is no street curb, and the adjacent sidewalk; (15) Between the street curb and the adjacent right-of-way line or sidewalk so as to cause the continual mounting and/or dismounting of the curbing. Construction parking permits. 25-249. A violation of this section shall be punishable by a fine of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00). CODE OF ORDINANCES City of LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA Codified through Ordinance No. Red reflectorized triangular warning devices of a type approved by the superintendent may be used in lieu of flares or torches. O-80-024, 1 (20-142.2(c), 1-22-80)), Unless a parking permit, validly issued pursuant to regulations contained in or adopted pursuant to this division, be properly displayed, no vehicle shall be parked upon any street or public way within a permit district. 8, Update 1) Local Attractions. 227: Revised Ordinances IX . %PDF-1.5 % Price - Lowest; Price - Highest; Make/Model - A to Z . Sec. US > Virginia > Campbell County VA > Lynchburg VA > Barking / Nuisance Dogs Barking / Nuisance Dogs. MunicodeNEXT, the industry's leading search application with over 3,300 codes and growing! No. The Zoning, Planning and Subdivision Office administers plans and ordinances intended to protect both individual property rights and the public's interest. I have to listen to the same 2-3 dogs barking just . 0700-2200 hours. No. Address, Phone Number, and Hours for Lynchburg Planning and Zoning Department, a Building Department, at Church Street, Lynchburg VA. Name Lynchburg Planning and Zoning Department Address 900 Church Street, Ste 101 Lynchburg, Virginia, 24504 Phone 434-455-3900 Hours Mon-Fri 8:00 AM-4 . Digest of ordinances . Permit parking in certain designated areas of church and court streets. Winchester, VA 22601 (540) 667-1815 | TDD (540) 722 . No. If the owner of the vehicle fails or refuses to pay the cost or if his identity or whereabouts is unknown and unascertainable after a diligent search has been made, and after notice to him at his last known address and to the holder of any lien of record with the office of the Departmentof MotorVehicles against the motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or part of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer, the vehicle shall be treated as an abandoned vehicle under the provisions of Article 1 of Title 46.2 of the Code of Virginia and may be sold in accordance with the procedures set forth in sections 46.2-12.13 and 46.2-12.17 of the Code of Virginia. The nuisance ordinance established by this article shall be enforced and administered by the community development department. Lynchburg, VA 24504 +2 locations. O-09-193, 10-13-09, eff. (h) Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more that two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00).