Cape Charles Town Council will be holding a public session on Boats and RV parking on town streets. The session will be held at 11:00 at the Civic Center.
There will be a review of current code restrictions and of the current code restrictions/ limitations. There will also be a review of options and implementations in other localities. The town is trying to decide whether to leave it as is (no restrictions), do something (whatever that is), or impose a complete prohibition of boat/rv parking.
This is being touted as an “Open Dialogue” to voice your concerns.
Current Town of Cape Charles Code Restrictions
•Town Code Town Code §§4242–90 addresses this issue by 90 addresses this issue by prohibiting the the parking of “travel trailers, coaches, motorized dwellings, tent parking of “travel trailers, coaches, motorized dwellings, tent trailers, boat trailers, amphibious houseboats and the like” on trailers, boat trailers, amphibious houseboats and the like” on ““any public street or public rightany public street or public right–of–way for more than 48 hours way for more than 48 hours.” .”
The Commonwealth of Virginia is a Dillon Rule state where local governments have limited authority and can pass ordinances governments have limited authority and can pass ordinances only in areas where the General Assembly has granted clear only in areas where the General Assembly has granted clear authority. authority. Therefore the current code cannot be enforced without the Town being granted the authority to do so.
State Authority Granted to Cape Charles
In the 2019 General Assembly, the Code of Virginia Virginia §§46.246.2–1222.1 now authorizes the Town of Cape Charles and certain other Town of Cape Charles and certain other localities to regulate or prohibit the parking on localities to regulate or prohibit the parking on any public highway “of any or all of the any public highway “of any or all of the following: following: ii) watercraft; ii) boat trailers; iii) motor ) watercraft; ii) boat trailers; iii) motor homes; and iv) camping trailers;”homes; and iv) camping trailers;”
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It’s 2020 and your still talking about parking in Cape Charles. How in the hell do you expect to get ANYTHING ELSE right???????????????