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1 <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: November 17, 1998 <br />Agenda Abstract <br />Item # g- ~ <br />--T- <br />SUBJECT: ASSESSMENT OF CIVIL PENALTIES FOR ZONING VIOLATIONS <br />DEPARTMENT: PLANNING PUBLIC HEARING: Yes X No <br />BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED: Yes X No <br />ATTACHMENTS: <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Hinkley, X2584 <br />Summaries of zoning cases TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Memo to County Attorney from Zoning Enforcement Officer Mebane 227-2031 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Chapel Hitl 967-9251 <br />PURPOSE: Consideration of assessment of civil penalties for zoning violations <br />for the following cases: Mozelle J. Pratt, Cathrin and Ronald E. <br />Dickison, Donnie Page Clayton and Jack L. Hurley. <br />BACKGROUND: On October 7, 1998, the Board of Commissioners voted to <br />authorize the County Attorney to send written notice to the above <br />offenders apprising them that the Board has reviewed staff zoning <br />violation reports regarding their properties, and warning that the <br />Board of County Commissioners will consider assessment of civil <br />penalties against owners of properties which have not been <br />brought into compliance with ordinance provisions within thirty (30) <br />days from the date of the letter. The County Attorney sent the <br />written notification October 8, 1998. Planning staff inspected the <br />sites November 6, 1998, and found that the properties have not <br />been brought into compliance with zoning ordinance requirements. <br />RECOMMENDATION: The Administration recommends that the Board of County <br />Commissioners assess civil penalties against those property <br />owners as recommended in the attached reports. <br />