04-07-1955 MinutesVZRG1NIA: At an adjourned meeting of the
ltoard of Supervisors of
Chesterfield County, held at
the Courthouse on April ?, !955,
at 8:00 p.m.
Presoot: i~bs slit:
Mr. Irt. in (;. llorner, 0hairman Fir. J. p. Gunter
Fir. H. T. C~yne
~F. Stanley R. Hague, J~.
Dr. Robt. 0. Gill
M~. R. O.
This day Mr. ~'red Gray, Mr. Mullen, Mr, Erdman and others represemtin~ the
Experiments, Inc., came before the Board to request a ohamf~e in the O~unty~s
Fireworks Ordinance, ~o allow said Company to manufacture pyrotech~ics.
Commomwealth~s Attorney pmesented a new o~dinance, and upon consideration
whereof aod om mo~ion of ~. ~oyne, seconded by ~dr. ~ritton, it is resolved
that the followin~ ordinance ~s ~dopted o~ an emePKency basis.
It is here rooted that Dr. (k~ll votes "No".
AN ORDINANCE tO regulate the trarlsportation, manufacture, possess-
ion, stoFa~e, use, sate, of f cF for sale or e~posuFe fo~ sale of
fireworks and to Fepeal imconsistent o~dinances im 0heste~field
Oounty,
~E iT ORDAINAD ;%y THE I~OARD 0F SUPERVISORS 0F CHESTERFIELD COUNTY
as follows:
Section 1- Excmpt as otherwise p~ovided i~ this o~dinance,
shall be t~nlawful fop a~ly poison, firm or co~poration to
manufacture, stops, sell , of leu fo~ sa]e, exl~ose foF sa]e, or to
buy, use~ i~ni~e o~ exolode any fiFecracke~s, %o~edo~ skyFooket,
Section 2- '~is 0~dinanoe shall have no application ~o any
or membe~ of the a~med fo~ees of this State, o~ of the United States,
while acting within th. scope of his authoFity and duties as such,
no~ to any offer of sale o~ sale of fireworks to any authorized a~ent
of such aFmed forces; nom shall it be apolioable to the manufacture,
sto~a~e, possessio~l, sale o~ use of materials o~ equipmemt,
prohibited by this 0~dioance, when such material or equipment is used
o~ to be [lsed by any peFson fo~ si~nallin~ o~ emergency use in the
operation of any boat, railroad train or other vehicle for the tFans-
portin~ of persons or p~ope~ty.
Section 3- '~e Board of SupeFvisors of Ohesterfield Ooun~y shall
h~ve the power to issue permits, upon application in ~,~it%n~ fo~
the d[spla~ of firework~ by fai~ associations, amusemen~ pa~ks,
by any o~anlzation om ~oup of indLviduals, unde~ such terms and
assoc~atio~l, or~antzatio~ o~ ~oup ~,~ which it is issued may make USO
5eoti~n ~- ~is OFdinance shall not apply to spaFkle~s, pha~oah~s
DlStOlS~ I)or shall it apply to pinwheels commonly
known as whi~}igi~:s or ~,~innLng jennies, when used, }~nited
exploded on r~rivale property with the consent of the owner of such
P~oDerty.
Section 5- Any person,, fi~m oF corporatio~, violat%n~ anw
~han ten (10.~)0) Dollars no~ more than three Hun(iFed Dollars
or by imprisonment in jail not more than thirty (]0) (Jays, or ~)y both such
Sect[,)~] 6- All Ordinances o~ parts of Ordinances in c~)~f~
An ,uner~ency exists and this 0~dinance shall be in force from
the date of its
M~. Hugh GunteF and others p~esented a potitioo a~ainst the p~oposed con-
tion whereof a~d oz~ moti~)r~ of ~. ~itton, seconded by })r. ~ill, it
~esulved that this letter of opposition be filed with the ~toard~s pa~e~s.
it a~ ~:en,~Pally a~Feed that the build[nC permit should be denied.
0n motion of Mr. Hague, seconded by D~. (;ill, it is ~esolved that
~pectficut[ons within a per[od of Iwelve months.
This day the matter o£ g~antin~ a building ,~)e~mit to ~]r. B. C. Heath in
~lidlothian District, came before the I-~oard, and ~t w~s ~nerally agreed that
Mr. Heath would be a~ked to come before the Board at its next session to
p~esent the facts of his case.
'lhis day the County Re,id Engineer' in accordance with dir~cbions from this
l~oard made Fe~ort in writing: u'oo~ his exa,ninabion of Netherwood Road in the
Westlake Hills 5ubdkviskon in Manchester ~la~is[erial District, which report
shows that in the opinknn of the Oounty Road Engimeer it is expedieot that
Upo~ co~%sideration where~f and on motion of Mr. }{~itton, i~. is Fesolved that
Netherwood Road in ~estlake Hills Subdivkskon in the Manchester M~{~is(erial
Distrkct, be, alld the same is hereby established as a public road.
And be it fuFt}~eF resolved that the V~Pgknia DepaFtmetlt of [[ighways iie and
it herebI is Fequest~d to take into tile Secondary Road System of 0hestepfield
County, XethePwood Road in Westlake Hills Subdivisiom, in }lamchester
Magksterial D~st~kct, f~om a point on Rt. 684, .28 of a mile no.th of Rt.688,
.12 of a mile nopthwestwaPdly to St,)ny I'%~ook D~ive. This road serves ]0 hous~
~nd be it fuPbher pesolved that the BoaFd of Supervisors of 0h~sterfield
County gtlaPantees a ri~:[lt of way to the State Dspartment of }{ighways of not
]es~ than 50 feet for this raad.
Th[s day the Co, linty l{oad Engineer iu accordallce wkth directions fr~)m this
l/~)aP(l made report in wFiling tl~On Ilks exam[n,~ti,~n of Keichtee Drive in the
subdivisk;~n of Fairway Acres in ~la~cheste~ Ma~sterial DistPkct, which ~epoPt
shrews that tn the opi~lom of tile 0curtly Road Etlginee~ it ks expedient that
said poad I)o established as a public road.
[3oon c~slde~ation wheFeof and on motion of Mr. l~Pitton, it is mesolved that
Keichtee Drive in FaiPway AcFes Subdivision i~l Manchester Magistemial Dist~kcb
be and the same is hereby established as a public road,
ADd b~ it fuPt~ er resolved that the ViFginia Department of Highways l)e and
kl hereby is Fequested to take into the SecondaPy Road System of Ohesterfield
County, l~eichtee DPive tn the subdivision of Fairway Acres, in ~lanchester
Magisterial D{stPiot, from a point on Rt. 808, .07 mile east of its inter-
section with Rt. ?0~, .08 of a lnile noFth to a tuFn-around. ~is ~oad serves
4 houses.
And be it furlheP resolved that the l~oa~d of SupeYvisors of Ohesterfield
County ~,~uaPantees a Pight of way ~o the State DepaPbment of Highways of not
less than 50 feet fop this Poad.
This day a~airl the County gnginee~ DPesented ce~ta}.n pFoposa]s from Oonsultim
EngineePs in Fe~sard to [ml~wovlng the 0ounty~s water system. It was generally
a~sreed that this matter I.,e defeFPed to a later meeti~lg.
A ~)roposed well ~n Morrisdale to alleviate tho shorta{~e of water was discussed
as wekl as the p~oposed rehabilitation of the Sherboumne Heights well,
howeveF, i1o s~]utio~s were effected on these D~ob]enls.
0ti motion of Dr. Gill, seconded by ~lr. Hague, it is resolved that the
Executive 5ecFetary,and County ~n~ineer be aaiho~ized to ~ecure the services
of Hayes, Seay, )~attern and ~lattern to ~et the cost of oonMeoting the
Ettrick sewer system to bha~, of Petersburg,
On moti,~l, the meetinK is adjourned /n]til April 12, 19~, at 10:00 a.m.
~xecutive Secreta~'y
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