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c ORANGE COUNTY 105 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date Aprjl 4, 1988 Action enda Item iLb' - SUBJECT: REQUEST TO INITIATE LEGAL ACTION - GEORGE TATE ( OWNER) AND RAY BUTLER ( LEASER) DEPARTMENT: PLANNING PUBLIC HEARING Yes _X__ No ATTACHMENT( S) : INFORMATION CONTACT: DON POWELL Complaint/ Inquiry Record Vicinity Map Letter Dated March 27 , 1987 Letter Dated September 30 , 1987 Zoning Ordinance Provisions Photographs TELEPHONE NUMBERS : Hillsborough - 732-8181 ` Durham - 688-7331 Mebane - 227-2031 Chapel Hill - 968-4501 Ext. 345 PURPOSE: Consideration of a request to initiate legal proceedings against George Tate and Ray Butler for violation of the Orange County Zoning Ordinance. BACKGROUND : A zoning violation complaint was received on February 26 , 1987 . A field inspection on March 7 , 1987 revealed junked automobiles stored on the property on the east side of Old NC 86 , north of Eubanks Road zoned Rural Buffer ( RB) . Certified letters dated March 27 , 1987 were mailed to both Mr . Tate and Mr. Butler apprising them of violations of the Zoning Ordinance (Article 6 , Section 16 .7 Storage of Junked or Wrecked Motor Vehicles) and informing both of the amortization effect imposed by the ordinance amendment of March 5 , 1986 . No response was made by either party to this office, but some removal of autos occurred prior to May 15 , 1987 . A second complaint was received on May 22, 1987 stating that the moving of Junked cars onto the property had begun again . Field inspections confirmed this. On September 30 , 1987 a second mailing of certified letters to Mr. Tate and Mr . Butler was made, restating the zoning ordinance violations and establishing a date for compliance (March 5 , 1988) . No response was made by either party . RECOMMENDATION: The Administration recommends initiation of legal proceedings against both George Tate and Ray Butler .