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For 2 nd reading on April 17, 2017 (amended on 1 st reading) AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE II (OVERLAY DISTRICTS) OF CHAPTER 34 (ZONING) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, 1990, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO HISTORIC CONSERVATION OVERLAY DISTRICTS. WHEREAS, City Council has determined that certain amendments to the text of the City’s Zoning Ordinance, as set forth within this ordinance (“Zoning Text Amendments”) are required by public necessity, convenience, general welfare or good zoning practice; and WHEREAS , on March 14, 2017 a joint public hearing was held by the City’s Planning Commission and City Council for the Zoning Text Amendments , pursuant to public notice as required by Virginia Code Sec. 15.2 -2204 and applicable provisions of the City’s Zoning Ordinance ; and WHEREAS , following the joint public hearing, the Planning Commission, by motion duly adopted on March 14, 2017, voted to recommend that City Council should adopt the Zoning Text Amendments because they are required by the public necessity, convenience, general welfare or good zoning practice; now, therefore, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council for the City of Charlottesville, Virginia, that Sections 34 -336, 34 -340 , 34 -341, and 34 -343 through 34 -349 of Chapter 34, Article II, Division 5 of the Charlottesville City Code, 1990, as amended, are hereby amended and reordained, as follows: CHAPTER 34. ZONING ARTICLE II. OVERLAY DISTRICTS Division 5. Historic Conservation Overlay Districts Sec. 34 -335. Purposes. The City of Charlottesville seeks, through establishment of its historic conservation overlay ("CV" or "conservation") districts, to protect community health and safety, and to promote the education, prosperity and general welfare of the public through the identification and conservation of buildin gs, structures, and areas with special historical, cultural, architectural and archaeological significance. To achieve these general purposes, the City of Charlottesville seeks to pursue the following specific purposes: (1)To identify and preserve buildings, structures and areas with special historical,cultural, architectural and archaeological significance, or with a collective character and quality, which serve as important visible reminders of the heritage of this city,the Commonwealth of Virginia, or th is nation;(2)To assure that new structures, additions, and related elements will be in harmony with the scale and character of the existing buildings, structures and areas;
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