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JACK L. HURLEY ZONING CASE (ASSESSMENT OF CIVIL PENALTIES) PURPOSE: Consideration of assessment of civil penalties in the Jack L. Hurley Zoning Case. BACKGROUND: A complaint was received on or about March 1, 1998, about a large dump site and junk yard (storage of junked or wrecked motor vehicles and a junked mobile home, and outdoor storage of white appliances and razed building materials) on the property of Jack L. Hurley at 1100 Squires Road in Cheeks Township (Tax Map No. 3.43..26). Site inspection on January 12 confirmed violation of Section 4.3 Ta 1 f Permitted Uses. S19 Junkyards and S50 Storage of Goods. Outdoor, and Section 6.16.7 Storage of Junked or Wrecked Motor Vehicles of the Zoning Ordinance. Found on the premises were a very large pile and several smaller piles of razed building waste consisting of roofing material, discarded siding, wallboard, and lumber; five wrecked motor vehicles; automotive parts, tires, and batteries; a junked truck body and mobile home; and discarded white appliances; and household trash and bags of recyclable aluminum cans. The property is zoned R-1(UPPER ENO-PW) Rural-Residential (Upper Eno Protected Watershed). Storage of goods outdoors and of junked or wrecked motor vehicles are not permitted in the R-1 zoning district. Mr. Hurley was cited on April 4, and August 1, 1991, for the same reasons. He appeared before the Board of County Commissioners at its meeting of October 10, 1991, to request a 30 day extension before being assessed civil penalties. On August 8, and 23, 1995, Mr. Hurley was cited again for the same violations. He was threaten with assessment of civil penalties on October 10, 1995. This case was closed on March 11, 1996. On March 23, 1998, a Stop Work Order was posted at the entrance to the property. Mr. Hurley was notified of posting the property and repeated zoning violations on March 24, 1998. He was given the following directives to be completed on or before April 13, 1998: