CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – Expressing additional issues to those expressed after initial presentation two weeks ago, Charlottesville City Council has deferred at least until its December 16 meeting a decision expanding its ordinance to add more vehicle types to city overnight parking restrictions. Councilor Michael Payne expressed a concern Brian Pinkston expressed two weeks ago that it seems restrictions are appropriate for some neighborhoods and not others. He’s afraid enforcement efforts will be overbearing on people in less parking-pressed parts of the city where people have been doing things for about 15 years that suddenly become wrong.

However, Pinkston Monday night asked staff to amend the ordinance for trailers and RVs to not include those with only one axle, but restrict those with more than one axle. He said someone with a lighter one-axle trailer for landscaping business should not be treated as someone with a heavier trailer that may be only for recreational uses. Payne agreed with that proposal, and said he would be able to live with his other objections if this change is made.

Councilor Lloyd Snook also had questions about definitions, noting that a state code definition of a truck is more expansive than the city code might read. He wants to know what police and the Commonwealth’s Attorney might advise on how a judge might handle such cases. Payne has also asked Chief Mike Kochis about possible impacts of enforcing a more expansive ordinance, and how Charlottesville Police might approach it.

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