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SHOA
Reimbursement for Block Parties
The Salisbury Homeowner's Association is all about supporting
and building neighborly spirit and friendships. The directors of the
Association have recently approved a subsidy of $30.00 to organizers of a block
party providing the party includes at least a dozen neighboring homes. The
$30.00 is to reimburse the party organizer(s) for supplies. Receipts must
be submitted to the Treasurer (mail to SHOA P.O. Box 1024, Midlothian, VA) and
reimbursement is limited to one event per year.
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Replacement
Stop Signs
Over the past few years the SHOA Board continued with a beautification project
that involved replacing stop signs in the neighborhood with signs and posts that
more closely resemble the signs used at the entrances to Salisbury. Since then
many homeowners have called and asked when the signs on their streets would be
replaced. The reason that not all the signs were replaced is that the
Board agreed to do this project in bite sized/affordable phases. Phase 1
was to get rid of the wooden posts along the full length of Winterfield and
Salisbury Roads. Phase 2 is to get rid of the rest of the metal sign posts along
those two main roads. Phase 2 should take
care of the two main thoroughfares. The logistics of Phases 3, 4, 5, etc. as
needed have not been agreed upon, but will most likely span multiple years.
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Lake
Salisbury Memberships
Lake Salisbury Memberships for the 2009 season
are currently available to those living on land developed by the Salisbury
Corporation. To join, please contact the Lake Salisbury Association at
 or call 794-8977.
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Heath Gravity
Railroad
Some 500 feet beyond this point along both sides
of Salisbury Road, roadbed remains of the Heath Gravity Railroad are visible.
The railroad ran through this area from 1838 until approximately 1850. It
was used to transport coal mined from the Midlothian area for use in the
Richmond iron foundries and in Richmond homes for heat. This carefully
engineered six-mile Railroad moved coal by horse and by gravity from a ridge
line in the present-day Sycamore Square area through Salisbury to a point on the
James River west of Bellona Arsenal. The coal was loaded onto bateaux
which transported it across the river and then east on the Kanawha Canal.
The rails and ties of the railroad within
Salisbury were removed and used in the construction of the nearby former
Richmond and Danville Railroad (now Norfolk Southern) and for repairing this
same railroad, and others, during the Civil War.
The coal mines of the Midlothian area represent
the earliest systematic excavation of fossil fuel in the United States.
The 18.26 acres along this entrance corridor were
deeded by the Salisbury Corporation in April, 2004, to the Salisbury Homeowners
Association, which owns and maintains this area for the enjoyment of Salisbury
Residents.
The commemorative marker was erected by the
Salisbury Homeowners Association in August 2007.
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There have been numerous inquiries concerning what should be done about SOLICITORS within our community.
The short version is the signs we have posted at all entrances pertain to
individuals and/or organizations selling products or services (with the
exception of fresh farm products). However, these signs
do not pertain to
members of
nonprofit religious, civic or charitable organizations. If a solicitor
comes to your home and is not a member of a nonprofit religious, civic or
charitable organization, the best thing to do is to call the police.
For more information you can read excerpts from the county statutes
concerning soliciting.
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We hope this
information helps clarify the issue.
Sec. 15-161. Definitions.
Chief of police: The Chesterfield County Police Chief or
his designee.
Solicitor: A person who goes from door to door or location
to location visiting residential premises for the purpose of selling or
offering for sale any goods, wares, merchandise or services or accepting
subscriptions or orders therefore.
Sec. 15-162. Issuance of permit; renewal.
(a)
No person shall enter into or upon a residential premises
within the county for the purpose of soliciting, unless he has received a
permit from the chief of police.
(b)
Information required on the solicitor permit application shall include, but
not be limited to, the following:
(1)
The name, local and permanent addresses, age, date of birth, social security
number, race, weight, height, hair and eye color and any other distinguishing
characteristics of the applicant, which shall be verified by an automobile
operator's license or other photo identification issued by a government
agency.
(2)
The nature or purpose for which solicitations will be made and the nature of
the goods, wares, merchandise or services offered for sale
(3)
The name and permanent street address of the employer or organization
represented.
(4)
A photograph of the applicant and fingerprints of the applicant.
(5)
A statement of whether the applicant has been convicted of any felony or
misdemeanor and, if so, the nature of the offense, when and where the
conviction occurred and the penalty or punishment assessed
therefore.
(6)
The make, model and license number of any vehicle to be used.
(7)
The specific area or areas of the county where the solicitor will be working.
(8)
Written authorization to conduct a background investigation of the applicant,
including a criminal records check, and to investigate whether the information
provided by the applicant is true.
(9)
Written declaration, dated and signed by the applicant, certifying that the
information contained in the application is true and correct.
(c)
The applicant shall not be issued a permit if a county investigation or the
information furnished in compliance with this article shows that the applicant
has been convicted of a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude, had a
prior permit revoked, or is not of good moral character. A permit issued under
this article shall be good for 30 days from the date of issuance unless
earlier revoked. Every solicitor shall carry his permit with him at all times
while engaged in soliciting, and shall display such permit to any person who
shall demand to see the permit while he is so engaged.
(d) A
solicitor's permit which has expired may be renewed for an additional 11-month
period, upon the execution of a renewal application setting forth one of the
following: (i) a certification that the statements
made in the original application are still true and accurate statements at the
time the renewal application is filed, or (ii) all changes in the original
application required by a change in facts since the date of filing the
original application. Applications for renewal must be made within 15 days
after the expiration of the original permit. Those applications for renewal
made after this period shall be considered applications for a new permit
Sec. 15-164. Unlawful acts and penalty.
(a)
It shall be unlawful for any person to act as a solicitor in the county
without obtaining a permit as provided for in this article.
(b)
It shall be unlawful for any permittee to:
(1)
Enter into or upon residential premises in the county under false pretenses to
solicit for any purpose, including soliciting orders for the sale of goods,
wares, merchandise or services.
(2)
Remain in or on any residential premises after the owner or occupant has
requested any such person to leave.
(3)
Enter upon any residential premises for soliciting, when the owner or occupant
has displayed a "No Soliciting" sign or similar sign on such premises.
(4)
Knowingly give false information or withhold information in obtaining a
permit.
(5)
Sell, distribute, or circulate literary materials, or canvass or solicit
orders for literary materials, goods or merchandise from pedestrian or
vehicular traffic on or adjacent to any streets within the limits of the
county, in a manner that interferes with normal and usual use of such streets.
(6)
Engage in solicitation at any time prior to
9:00 a.m. or after
9:00 p.m. , local time, of any day.
(7)
Fail to provide a written order or invoice, in duplicate, which
(i) shows the name and address of the firm
represented by the solicitor,
(ii) is signed by the solicitor, and
(iii) is signed by the purchaser, stating the terms and conditions of the
sale, describing the goods, wares, or merchandise, the quantity and price
thereof, the date of sale, or the date of delivery, and the amount paid in
advance, if any. The duplicate of such order or invoice shall be given to the
purchaser.
(c)
Any person violating the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction, be
guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.
Sec. 15-166. Exemptions from provisions of article.
The provisions of this article shall not apply to:
(a)
Persons who visit residential premises at the request or invitation of the
owner or occupant thereof.
(b)
Members of any nonprofit religious, civic or charitable
organization who have means of identification provided by such
organization.
(c)
Newsboys soliciting subscriptions to any newspaper for home delivery within
the county.
(d)
Route deliverymen who make deliveries to regular customers and whose
solicitation is only incidental to their regular deliveries.
(e)
Persons selling fresh farm products.
(f)
Persons licensed under the provisions of Code of Virginia, tit. 38.2.
(g)
Persons engaged in canvassing for or on behalf of political candidates, or
referenda.
(h)
Persons 12 years of age or under.
(i)
Persons collecting or attempting to collect a payment due from a purchaser if
the collector and original seller are not the same.
(j)
Persons licensed to do business in the county under chapter 6, except for
peddlers, transients and junk dealers.
(k)
Representatives of a museum which has registered with the commissioner of
agriculture and consumer services as required by Code of Virginia, § 57-49,
and which has been granted tax-exempt status under section
501(c)(3)
of the Internal Revenue Code
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