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Zoning and Junk Motor Vehicle Ordinances Pass Following Thorough Amendments

By Davis Hovey | October 10, 2017

With new members Adam Martinson and Doug Johnson sworn into office, the 2017 City Council poses together.

With new members sworn in, the Nome City Council rezoned multiple blocks of property during Monday’s regular meeting — and refined the City’s definition of “junk motor vehicles” and the fines related to abandoning junked cars in particular zones.

Older Draft of Nome’s Junk Motor Vehicle Ordinance Fails — But Two Newer Ones Move On

By Davis Hovey | September 26, 2017

Nome City Council member Jerald Brown points to an area of land on the zoning map. Photo: Matthew F. Smith, KNOM.

The Nome City Council passed an ordinance to amend Title 5 and Title 18 with an updated definition of a junk motor vehicle. They also voted in favor of prohibiting the storage of junk motor vehicles in all zoning districts except the industrial one, and implementing fines for any violations. Both ordinances now go to the second reading phase.