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• If the property owner does not comply within 60 days of receipt of a notice of violation, a $50 penalty will be assessed • Continued non-compliance 14 days after the first penalty will result in another $50 penalty. • Additional penalties will follow every 7 days for continued non-compliance. • There will be a grace period of ONE YEAR from the adoption of the ordinance with no penalties assessed • County staff will work directly and indirectly with property owners on assistance with compliance COSTS Existing Orange Co. staff will be required to report violations and follow up on compliance and collection of penalties Estimated $5,000 to develop custom software to track violations and prepare notices Sending notices of violations and confirming compliance will incur some costs for mailings and site visits (est. < $5K per year Commissioner Gordon made reference to page 19, article 6-35, d-1, and she asked what happens to the north-south axis south of Calvander. She thought that the axis should be extended south. Steve Averett said that the axis was to stop in the middle of the County. Commissioner Gordon said that the second question is on page 20, a-1 and 2. She asked for clarification about when a building should have a number. She asked whether it was the intent that, if the building is a sufficient distance away from the street, it should have a number both on the building and at the street; or is the intent for the number to be just at the street. Steve Averett said that if it is more than 75 feet from the street, then the address must be at the street, and Commissioner Gordon asked him to clarify this in the ordinance. Commissioner Gordon asked when people would be able to find out their new number and John Roberts said that they are going to recommend next week for the Board of County Commissioners to adopt this effective December 13th, except for the penalty section, which will be effective January 1, 2013. Commissioner Gordon clarified that people will have a year to comply once they are contacted. Commissioner Yuhasz said that in the abstract it suggested that he said that all .signs should be blue, but he meant green. He thinks that it would be wise to have some specific color requirements in the road sign standards. Steve Averett said that public roads are required to have green signs and private roads can have green or blue: Chair Pelissier said that this is not just about naming of streets, but that signs should be visible day or night. She asked if there was an educational plan about the importance of the visibility of signage. Steve Averett said that they are going to work closely with the local volunteer firefighters and educate them on the ordinance. There will also be advertisements, pamphlet mailings, etc.