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10-24-68 MinutesPresent: VIRGINIA: At an adjourned meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Chesterfield County, held at the Courthouse on October 24, 1968 at 2:00 P.M. Mr. Irvin G. Homer, Chairman Mr. H. O. Browning, Vice-Chr. Mr. J. Ruffin Apperson Mr. C. J. Purdy Mr. A. R. Martin Mr. Lee R. Gordon, Comm. Attorney Mr. Morris Mason, Asst. Comm. Atty. Mr. Howard A. Mayo, Jr., Co. Planner Mr. Robt. A. Painter, Co. Eng. Mr. M. W. Burnett, Exec. Sec'y. Mr. John E. Longmire, Asst. Exec..Sec'y. Absent: Mr. F. F. Dietsch On motion of Mr. Apperson, seconded by Mr. Purdy, it is resolved that the minutes of October 9, 1968 be and they hereby are approved, with the correction - "That there be no fee charged the Trinity United Methodist Church for the use of the Fail Grounds. This day again the matter of improving the Retirement Benefits for the Police De- partment comes before the Board and Mr. Mark Wilson presented a proposed Ordinnanc~ which has been recommended by the Police Committee and approved by the Com~ Attorney. On motion of Mr. Purdy, seconded by Mr. Browning, it is resolved that this Ordinance be advertised for further consideration on November 26, 1968 at 2:0( P.M. On motion of Mr. Martin, seconded by Mr. Purdy, it is resolved that the game claim for the Virginia State College in the amount of $120.00 be and it hereby is approw for payment. This being the date set for a public hearing on the proposed Motor Vehicle License Tax Ordinance. After some discussion of the merits of the Ordinance, it is on motion of Mr. Purdy, seconded by Mr. Browning, resolved that the following ordinan~ be and it hereby is adopted: AN ORDINANCE to amend and reordain Chapter 6, Article 10, Sections 6-213 through 6-226, inclusive, to provide for the levy and assessment of a license tax on motor vehicles and punishment for failure to comply with same. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF CHESTERFIELD, yIRGINIA 1. That Chapter 6, Article 10, Sections 6-213 through 6-226, inclusive, of the Cod of the County of Chesterfield be and they are hereby amended and reordained to as follows: Section 6-213 LICENSES REQUIRED; EXCEPTIONS There is hereby imposed by the Board of Supervisors a license tax upon ~person, firm or corporation owning a motor vehicle, trailer or semi=trailer, larly housed or stored in the County, and used or intended to be regularly operate~ upon the streets, highways or roads in the County, except as otherwise specifical provided in this ordinance. The provisions of this ordinance shall not apply to any vehicle exempted by the provisions of sections 46.1-45 through 46.1-48 or section 46.1-66 of the Code of Virginia, nor shall the provisions of this ordinance apply to any vehicle licensed pursuant to sections 46.1-49 or 46.1-50 of the Code of Virginia. Section 6-214 APPLICATION FOR LICENSEr ISSUANCE OF PLATE, ETC. Every person, firm or corporation owning a motor vehicle, trailer or semi- trailer, regularly housed or stored inthe County and used or intended to be regulaI ly operated upon the streets, roads or highways in the County, shall make applica- tion for and procure a County motor vehicle license. Application for the license herein prescribed shall be made to the Treasure~ of' the County on forms providing for.the name and address of the applicant and a description of the motor vehicle for which the license is to be issued. The appli. cation along with the applicants current validated state registration certificate shall be presented to the treasurer before any license for such motor vehicle may be issued. The license tax shall be paid to the Treasurer, and upon payment of th~ license tax, the Treasurer shall issue to the applicant a license plate, tag or other .indicia of license for such motor vehicle. Section 6-215 PASSE GE VEHICLES - GENERALLY On each and every passenger vehicle there shall be an annual license tax of Ten Dollars ($10.00)~ and on each and every motorcycle a license tax of Three Dollars ($3.00). Section 6-216 TRUCKS, TRAILERS, ETC. (a) On each and every truck not designed and used for the transportation of passengers, and not exempt from taxation as otherwise herein provided the licen e tax shall be as follows: With gross weight of 6,000 pounds or less - $10.00 With gross weight of 6,001 pounts to 12,000 pounded - $13.50 With gross weight of 12,001 pounds to 20,000 pounds - $17.50 With gross weight of 20,001 pounds to 30,000 pounds - 20.00 With gross weight of 30,001 and over - $25.00 (b) On each trailer and semitrailer the license tax shall be $12.00, excep~ one and two wheel trailers of a cradle, flat-bed or open type with a body length of not more than nine feet and a width not greater than the width of the motor vehicle to which it is attached at any time of operation, and to be attached to th~ owner's own motor vehicle and used only for carrying property belonging to the er of such trailer the license tax shall be $3.50. (c) On each trailer and semi-trailer designed for used as living quarters for human beings, the license tax shall be $7.50. No such trailer shall be o ed, propelled or drawn over a highway of this County until such license tax is pal( (d) In the case of a combination of tractor-trailer, or semi-trailer, each vehicle constituting a part of such combination shall be licensed as a separate vehicle and separate license indicia shall be issued therefor, (e) On each and every motor vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer upon which well-drilling machinery is attached and which is permanently used solely for trans- portation of such machinery, there shall be a license tax of $10.00. (f) Each and every motor vehicle used exclusively for transporting passen- gers to and from school, Sunday School, or Church, or other place of divine worshJ shall be exempt from paying a license tax. SECTION 6-217 ANTIQUE MOTOR VEHICLES Upon receipt of an application on a form prescribed by the Treasurer, the Treasurer shall issue appropriately designed license indicia to owners of antique motor vehicles as defined in Title 46.1-1 (15a) of the Code of Virginia. Such license indicia shall be valid for as long as title ~ such vehicle is vested in th~ applicant. The license tax for any such vehicle shall be five dollars. SECTION 6-218 REFUNDS: PRORATION Only one-half of the annual tax prescribed by this ordinance shall be col- lected whenever any license is issued during the period beginning on the first day of October in any year and ending on the fifteenth day of January in the same licel ~e year, and one-third of such fee shall be collected whenever any license is issued after the fifteenth day of January in any license year. Any person, firm or corporation holding a current registration certificate and license under this ordinance who disposes of the vehicle for which it was issu~ and does not purchase another vehicle may surrender the license plate or other indicia of license along with a certificate from the Division of Motor Vehicles th~ the State license and registration certificate have been surrendered and request a refund for the unused portion of the tax paid. ' In cases where the applicant purchased his license prior to the license tax year and surrenders them prior to the commencement of the license tax year for which they,re purchased. The Treasurer shall make full refund to the appliCant upon payment of the fee of one dollar. If application for refund is made prior to the first day of October of the current license year, the Treasurer shall make refund to the applicant of one-half of the license fee ~paid. If application for refund is made subsequent to the first day of October of the current license year and prior to the first day of January, the Treasurer shall make refund to the appl~ cant of one-third of the license fee paid. No refund shall be made when applicati( therefor is made after the first day of January of .the durrent license year. Re- funds made by the Treasurer under this section shall be paid from the treasury of the County. SECTION 2-219 TRANSFER OF LICENSE PLATES FROM ONE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER OF A DIFF CLASS An owner who sells or transfers a registered motor vehicle, trailer or semi. trailer may have the license plates assigned to another vehicle titled in such owner's name according to the provisions of this chapter which is in a like vehicl~ class as specified in Section 6-215 and 6-216 and which requires an identical li- cense fee upon application to the Treasurer accompanied by a fee of one dollar I~ such other vehicle requires a greater license fee than that for which the license plat was assigned, then upon payment of a fee of one dollar and the amount of the difference in license fees between the two vehicles. SECTION 6-220 DISPOSITION Ail fees collected pursuant to this ordinance shall be deposited by the Treasurer in the General Revenue Fund of the County. SECTION 6-221. LICENSE NOT. TO BE ISSUED UNTIL PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXES 'ON VEHICLE PAID No vehicle taxable under the provisions of this ordinance shall be licensed unless and until the applicant of such license shall have produced satisfactory evidence that all personal proPerty taxes upon the vehicle to be licensed, which personal property taxes have been assessed or are assessable against such have been paid. SECTION 6-222, LICENSE TAX YEAR The license tax year under the terms of this ordinance shall commence on the first day of April and shall expire on the 31st day of March of each Calendar year. License plates for a succeeding license year may be used without penalty on and after March 15th of the calendar year in which such license year begins and licen~ plates for the year preceding may be used without penalty during the first fifteen days of the current license year. SECTION 6-223. DISPLAY OF LICENSE PLATE, ETC. Metal license plates issued to the licensee pursuant'to this ordinance sha be displayed with the State license plate at the front or rear of the vehicle. Decalcamania or other stickers issued pursuant to this ordinance shall be attached to the lower right-hand side of the front windshield, or to such other location as the treasurer shall direct on vehicles not equipped with windshields. SECTION 6-224. TRANSFER OF LICENSE PLATE, ETC. It shall be unlawful for any person to whom a license plate or other indici~ of license is issued under the provisions of this ordinance give, loan, rent, sell assign, or transfer such license plate or indicia of license to another or to othe~ wise permit another to use in any manner such license during the license year for which the same is issued. SECTION 6-225. REPLACEMENT OF LICENSE: FEE. In the event that any license plate or other indicia of license issued unde~ the provisions of this ordinance shall be lost or mutilated, or shall have become illegible, the person, firm or corporation who is entitled thereto shall make imme. diate application for and obtain a duplicate or substitute therefor upon furnishin¢ information of such fact satisfactory to the Treasurer, and upon payment of fifty cents. SECTION 6-226. PENALTY. Any person, firm or corporation who shall fail to procure any license and pay the tax prescribed by this ordinance or who shall violate any of the provision of this ordinance shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine not exceeding thre~ hundred dollars or by imprisonment in the County jail for not more than thirty day~ or both such fine and imprisonment. The License Inspector, as well as the Police of the County, are hereby authorized to issue summonses in writing to violators of this ordinance for their appearance before the County Court. Upon service of such summons, the person, firm or corporation charged with the offense shall give writt~ promise to appear at the time and place designated in such summons. Anyone who willfully violates his written promise to appear shall be guilty of a violation of this ordinance which shall be in addition to the charge upon which he was original~ summonsed. SECTION 6-227. IN CASE ANY PART OF THIS ORDINA/~CE DECLARED INVALID. If any section, phrase, or part of this ordinance should, for any reason, b~ held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the remainder of the ordinance, and each remaining section, clause, or part thereo~ shall continue in full force and effect. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after the first day of April, 1969. On motion of Mr. Purdy, seconded by Mr. Apperson, it is resolved that the followinc erroneous tax claims be and they hereby are approved for payment: Richard George Pelkey T/A Chesterfield County Security-Co. Business License $10.00 Russell E. Parrish Trailer park license (1/2 year) 12.50 The Executive Secretary read notification from the Highway Department that the fol lowing roads had been accepted into the State Secondary System: Southport Drive, Sheffey Lane and Donachy Drive in Brighton Green Subdivision Greenfield Drive and Greenfield Court in Greenfield Subdivision Pasture Hill Road in Clover Hill Farms On motion of Mr. Apperson, seconded by Mr. Browning,- it-is resolved that the Depari ment of Highways be and it hereby is requested to take the roads in the Longwood Acres Subdivision' Section "D" into the State Secondary System of roads. On motion of Mr. Browning, seconded by Mr. Martin, it is resolved that M. W. Burnei be re-appointed as the CoUnty's representative to the Appomattox River Water Autho- rity. On motion of Mr. Apperson, seconded by Mr. Martin, it is resolved that this Board accepts the requirements of the Colonial Pipe Line Company for putting certain blocks of concrete into ditch lines on Cogbill Road to safeguard the gas line. This day again the request of Mr. O. L. Hopkins to subdivide the property of Jarvi: and Gray by bringing the entrance road into Buford Road comes before the Board. O] motion of Mr. Martin, seconded by Mr. Apperson, it is resolved that this matter be deferred for.further consideration. On motion of Mr. Martin, seconded by Mr. Purdy, it is resolved that the follOwing water contracts be and they hereby are approved: C-427A Spring Hill Subdivision $ 560.00 A-494 Manchester Lake Apartments 12,275.13 A-539H Brighton Green, Section "9" 12,091.90 On motion of Mr. Apperson, seconded by Mr. Martin, it is resolved that the County Engineer be authorized to install the water line on Downland Road in Garland Height provided there are at least three connections at $545.00 per connection. It is here noted that the County will install a fire hydrant and charge same to the General Fund of the County. On motion of Mr. Apperson, seconded by Mr. Purdy, it is resolved that the County Engineer be requested to survey Parkway Lane to ascertain the number of water cus- tomers that would connect to a proposed water system at $550.00 each. On motion of Mr. Purdy, seconded by Mr. kpperson, it is resolved that the County Engineer be authorized to install a water line on Pocoshock Boulevard, provided th~ survey of the citizens justifies the capital outlay, with the understanding that the County General Fund will pay for three fire hydrants. On motion of Mr. Purdy, seconded by Mr. Brooming, it is resolved that the County Engineer be authorized to install water on Tarnish Road and the surrounding area a' a total cost of $17,450.00, with the understanding that {he County General Fund wil pay for four fire hydrants for this project. On motion of Mr. Apperson, seconded by Mr. Purdy, it is resolved that the followin( REFUND POLICY for oversized taps be and it hereby is adopted: REFUND POLICY FOR OVERSIZE TAPS The Developer shall be reimbursed for the installation of an oversized tapping sleeve and valve larger than 12" x 8" when the cost exceeds five hundred dollars ($500.00). The entire cost of taps 12" x 8" or smaller shall be paid by the Developer. Reimbursement shall be ~ade on the basis of quotations or bids received. On motion of Mr. Browning, seconded by Mr. Purdy, it is resolved that the Policy for Refunds of water lines over 8" in size be as follows: POLICY FOR REFUATDS OF WATER LINES OVER 8-INCHES IN SIZR The County shall reimburse the owner for oversize watermains larger than 8-inches not to exceed the following schedule, if competitive bids are not receive~ 1. Difference between 8" and 12" water line A. Cast Iron $2.45 per ft. B. Cement Asbestos 2.10 per ft. 2. Difference between an 8" and 16" water line A. Cast Iron 5.70 per ft. B. Cement Asbestos 5.00 per ft. 3. All larger mains will be bid by the County and the owner billed for his share of an equivalent 8" water main. Reimbursement of oversize water mains over 8-inches in size will be based o! bids received by the owner, if three (3) or more competitive bids are submitted to the County with a complete breakdown showing the difference in cost of installatio~ of the 8-inch water main and the larger water main to be installed. The County wi~ make this reimbursement based on the bid which is most advantageous to the County even though the bid may not be acceptable to the owner. On motion of Mr. Apperson, seconded by Mr. Martin, it is resolved that a water line be installed on Zion Hill Church Road, leading southwardly from Jessup Road, if said line appears to be feasible. On motion of Mr. Martin, seconded by Mr. Browning, it is resolved that this'Board authorizes the Building Inspector to issue a building permit to Mr. E.~ F. Monath o] an extension of Monath Road, provided .a right of way of 50 feet be dedicated to th~ County. On motion of Mr. Apperson, seconded by Mr. Martin, it is resolved that the follow- ing sewer contracts be and they hereby are approved: S68-40D S68-44D Meadowbrook Manor Extension Shenandoah, Section "D" On motion of Mr. Apperson, seconded by Mr. Purdy, it is resolved that contract S-68-1C for the installation of sewers on a section of Pocoshock Creek be and it hereby is awarded to T. A. Loving. On motion of Mr. Apperson, seconded by Mr. Martin, it is resolved that contract S-68-16B for .the installation of sewers on a portion of Pocoshock Creek be awarded to T. A. Loving who submitted the low bid of $329,588.90. On motion of Mr. Apperson, seconded by Mr. Martin, it is resolved that the followi utility permits be issued: 1. City Gas 2. Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company 1. Bexley, Section 3 2. Chesterfield Courthouse Dog Pound 3. Hillandale Subdivision 4. Bon Air Terrace Addition 3. Commonwealth Gas Distribution Corporation 1. Shady Springs, Section I 2. Salisbury, Section H-1 On motion of Mr. Apperson, seconded by Mr. Browning, it is reaolved that the right of way ~ngin~er be authorized to attend the Virginia Association o5 ~sessing O££i- cers Convection in Williamsburg, Va. on November 15, 14 and 15, 1968. and an offer ot $50.00 is reco~mended. share it~ part within the Highway rmght o~ way. My. Purdy gave a brief report of the progress of the Recreation Committee and it wa generally agreed that the matter Of restroo~ facilities for recreational areas iR the County be investigated further. On motion of Mr. Apperson, seconded by Mr. Bro~ing, it is resolved that this Board appropriates the sum of $8,000.00 to Item 21-081 104-Compensation o~ Assistants The plans for an addition to the Library building ~n Chester were agai~ pre~ented !and approved for final bidding with the provision that a sprinkler ~ystem be added and if possible the driveways for the bookmobiles be changed to Werth Road instead of Harrowgate Road. On motion of Mr. Browning, seconded by Mr. P~rdy~ it is resolved that this Board adjourns at 6:15 P.M. to 9:00 A.M. on ~ovember 13, 1968.