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Prepared Sept. 16, 2005 by City Attorney's Office
<br />• AN ORDINANCE TO REPEAL §§15-36 THROUGH 15-51, and §15-134 OF
<br />CHAPTER 15, OF THE CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY CODE, 1990, AS
<br />AMENDED, TO ELIMINATE THE REQUIREMENT OF A CITY VEHICLE
<br />DECAL; TO AMEND AND RE-ENACT CHAPTER 15, ARTICLE II, TO
<br />IMPOSE A LICENSE AND LICENSE FEE UPON CERTAIN MOTOR
<br />VEHICLES, TRAILERS, SEMITRAILERS AND MOPEDS; AND TO AMEND
<br />RELATED PROVISIONS SET FORTH WITHIN §§ 15-52,15-131,15-149,15-251,
<br />15-271 AND 30-35 OF THE CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY CODE, 1990, AS
<br />AMENDED.
<br />WHEREAS, by authority of §46.2-752 of the Code of Virginia (1950), as
<br />amended, the City of Charlottesville may impose license fees on motor vehicles, trailers
<br />and semitrailers, in such manner, on such basis, and for such periods, and subject to
<br />proration for fractional periods of years, as this City Council may determine; and
<br />WHEREAS, pursuant to Virginia Code §46.2-752 this City Council desires to
<br />impose a local license fee on motor vehicles, trailers and semitrailers, without requiring
<br />any local decal to be obtained or displayed thereon;
<br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED that:
<br />• 1. Chapter 15 (Motor Vehicles and Traffic), Sections 15-36 through 15-51, and Section
<br />15-134 of the Charlottesville City Code, 1990, as amended, are hereby repealed, in their
<br />entirety; and
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<br />2. Chapter 15 and Chapter 30, are hereby amended and reordained, by adding new
<br />sections numbered 15-36 through 15-39, and amending Sections 15-131, 15-149, 15-251,
<br />15-271, and Sec. 30-35, all to read as follows:
<br />CHAPTER 15. MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
<br />See. 15-36. License required.
<br />a) Subiect vehicles. For each and every calendar year, every person who owns or leases
<br />any motor vehicle trailer or semitrailer that is normally garaged, stored or parked within
<br />the city shall annually obtain a city license for such motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer. If
<br />persons administering the provisions of this ordinance cannot determine where such
<br />motor vehicle is normally garaged stored or parked, then such person shall be required to
<br />obtain a city license for the motor vehicle trailer or semitrailer if he is a domiciliary of
<br />the city of Charlottesville
<br />(b)Grace period The owner of the subject motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer shall
<br />contact the city treasurer for the license(s) required by this section within thirty (30) days
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