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11 <br />B. Adoption of Ordinance. Prior to adopting an ordinance to establish a procedure to assign <br />or reassign street numbers on the road, the Board of County Commissioners shall <br />provide notice and hold a public hearing in accordance with G.S. 153A-239.1(a). <br />C. Notice. After naming- or renaming a public or private road, or assigning or <br />reassigning street numbers on a public or private road, the Address Administrator <br />shall provide notice to be given to the local postmaster with jurisdiction over the <br />road, to the North Carolina Board of Transportation and any city within five miles of <br />the road. <br />VI. PENA~.TY <br />A. Structures Re firing a Certificate of Occupancy The certificate- of occupancy for <br />any structure erected, repaired or modified after the effective date of this Ordinance <br />shall be withheld by the Orange County: Building and Inspections Department until <br />the address is posted correctly on-the structure as outlined in this Ordinance. <br />B. Existing Structures. If an existing house or building is not in compliance with this <br />Ordinance, the County shall provide a written notice to any owner or occupant that <br />the address is not in compliance with this Ordinance and specifying that within- sixty <br />days they must come into compliance with the Ordinance. <br />4. If the owner or occupant fails to come into compliance~within sixty (60) days, <br />they will be in violation of the Ordinance. <br />5. Means of notice deemed sufficient and proper include but are not limited to <br />first class.. mail sent to the -last known address of an owner or occupant as <br />ascertained from the County's tax listing, posting on the front -door of the <br />affected building, or hand delivery to an occupant of legal age found at the <br />affected building. <br />C. Other Penalties. In addition and independent of any criminal penalties and sanction <br />provided in this Ordinance, if a owner or occupant does not come into compliance <br />with this Ordinance after proper notice and sixty (60) days has elapsed, the County <br />Attorney may enforce this article by any one or more of the remedies authorized by <br />G.S. 153A-123.. <br />D._ Criminal Penalties.:' The violation of any. provision of this Ordinance shall be a <br />misdemeanor and any person. convicted of such violation shall be punishable as a <br />Class 3 misdemeanor and subject to a fine of $25, as provided in .North Carolina <br />General Statute §14-4 orother applicable law.. Each day's violationof this Ordinance <br />is a separate offense..: Payment of a fine imposed in criminal proceedings pursuant to <br />this subsection does not relieve a person of their liability for any ether fees, fines or <br />civil penalties imposed under this Ordinance. <br />Draft Road Naming and Addressing Ordinance g <br />August 1 S, 2011 <br />