Penn Yan trustees will meet in special session Friday morning to consider a local law that would change how the village enforces its abandoned vehicle regulations at licensed motor vehicle repair shops, a measure directly tied to ongoing litigation involving a Champlin Avenue property.
The Village Board meeting is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Aug. 28 in Room 202 at Village Hall. The central item is Resolution No. 63-2026, which would adopt Local Law No. 7 of 2026 amending Chapter 186 of the village code.
The proposed change would make the village’s abandoned vehicle enforcement provisions inapplicable to properties where a business is operating in compliance with a New York State Motor Vehicle Repair Shop License.
Village documents say the amendment stems from litigation involving motor vehicle storage and repair work on Champlin Avenue and two cases brought by Douglas G. Marchionda against the Penn Yan Board of Trustees in state Supreme Court in Yates County.
The exemption for licensed repair shops would become part of a court-approved stipulation and settlement agreement resolving issues in those cases.
That connection would place an unusual restriction on future Village Boards. Under the proposed law, the repair-shop exemption could not later be repealed or amended without either Marchionda’s written consent or an order from a court with jurisdiction over the matter.
The board has already completed several steps required before Friday’s vote.
A public hearing on the proposed law was held Aug. 18, and the measure was referred to the Yates County Planning Board because it involves land-use regulations. According to village documents, the county Planning Board did not oppose its adoption.
Trustees have also previously addressed the environmental review requirements associated with the proposal.
If Resolution No. 63-2026 is approved Friday, the village clerk, working through Village Attorney Edward J. Brockman, would be directed to file the local law with the New York secretary of state and complete required public notices.
A certified copy would also be provided to attorneys involved in the Marchionda litigation.
The law would take effect immediately after filing with the state.
Friday’s agenda also provides time for public requests and comments and allows the board to enter executive or closed session with legal counsel if necessary.
Because the meeting is a special session, no other substantive resolutions are listed on the published agenda.
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