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,'^/1 <br /> \• 6 i <br /> O R A N G E C O U N T Y <br /> BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: February 26, 1996 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item # 4 <br /> SUBJECT: PROPOSED ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENT <br /> Article 23 . Violations, Penalties, and Remedies, <br /> 23.2 Penalties, a) Criminal Action <br /> DEPARTMENT: PLANNING PUBLIC HEARING: X_ Yes No <br /> BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED: Yes _X—No <br /> ATTACHMENT(S) : INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Hinkley <br /> X2583 <br /> Proposed Amendment <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br /> Hillsborough - 732-8181 <br /> Durham - 688-7331 <br /> Mebane - 227-2031 <br /> Chapel Hill - 968-4501 <br /> PURPOSE: To receive citizen comment on a Zoning Text <br /> Amendment <br /> BACKGROUND: The Orange County Zoning Ordinance provides for <br /> action which may be taken by the County to abate <br /> zoning violations or non-compliance with zoning <br /> requirements. Taking criminal action in the <br /> courts is not often used, but when it is, it is <br /> important that this remedy be effective. Although <br /> not specifically stated in Section 23.2, the <br /> maximum fine is fifty dollars ($50.00) . The <br /> maximum $50-fine upon conviction limits the <br /> effectiveness of the criminal action remedy. <br /> The proposed amendment would enable Orange County <br /> to increase the maximum fine to $500.00, as <br /> authorized by N.C. General Statute S14-4. <br /> RECOMMENDATION: Article 20.3.3 of the Orange County Zoning <br /> Ordinance requires that the Zoning Officer's <br /> recommendation be presented to the Planning Board <br /> within 30 .days of receipt of an application. The <br />