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7 <br /> c <br /> The Zoning Officer recommends approval of the proposed text amendment to <br /> Article 23. Violations,Penalties,and Remedies, Section 23.2 Penalties, <br /> DRAFT <br /> a)Criminal Action. <br /> In response to a question about an example of a court case, Hinkley referred to a <br /> case from January, 1996. The County won the case;however,the fine was$50.00 <br /> and the court costs were$62.00. The following month,the citizen was again in <br /> violation. Discussion indicated that the fine was so minimal that it apparently did <br /> not really concern the violator. Hinkley continued that the Judge had suggested to <br /> him that it be recommended to the County Commissioners to raise the penalty to <br /> $500.00 as allowed by the General Statutes. <br /> Katz asked how often the County has been involved in criminal action such as <br /> this. Hinkley responded that there have been three or four criminal cases in the <br /> last six years. <br /> MOTION: Waddell moved approval as recommended by the Zoning Officer. Seconded by <br /> Allison. <br /> VOTE: Unanimous. <br /> d. Subdivision Regulations Text Amendments <br /> (1) Recreation/Dedication Payment-In-Lieu Provisions <br /> Presentation by Marvin Collins. <br /> (A copy of the agenda abstract information is an attachment to these minutes on <br /> pages ) <br /> Collins stated that,based on the findings in the paryment-in-lieu report, there <br /> were several options available to the Planning Board and the Board of <br /> Commissioners at the February public hearing. <br /> One option was to recommend a payment-in-lieu based on the service area <br /> approach. The payment-in-lieu would be$422 per lot for a subdivision located in <br /> the service area of a community park and$455 per lot for a subdivision located in <br /> the service area of a district park. Another option was the county-wide approach <br /> which would be$271 per lot for each subdivision. Another option would be to <br /> leave the payment-in-lieu as it is and update the Master Parks and Recreation Plan. <br /> Following the update,a payment-in-lieu could be calculated based on the new <br /> plan. There is also a recommendation that the dedication provision be reduced <br /> from 1/35th of an acre to 1/57th of an acre for each lot in a subdivision. <br /> Collins referred to a memorandum from the Recreation&Parks Advisory Council <br /> which indicates that a majority of the Council supports a service area approach (a <br /> copy an attachment to these minutes on page ). One member opposed the <br /> proposal because he felt the Master Parks and Recreation Plan should be updated <br /> before any action is taken on the proposed amendments. However,the members <br /> did agree that the Plan should be revisited and priorities set on future plans. <br /> Collins continued that Commissioner Crowther requested,(at the public hearing,) <br /> that updating the Master Parks&Recreation Plan be considered as a part of the <br /> Commissioners'goals and objectives for fiscal year 96-97. Collins noted that a <br />