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039 <br /> 5 <br /> which include, but are not limited to, commercial cemeteries, <br /> day care centers, and radio transmitting towers and require <br /> the approval of the Board of Adjustment. Class "A" uses are <br /> those having a greater impact on the surrounding community <br /> than Class "B" uses . <br /> 17 . WHAT LEGAL ACTION CAN BE TAKEN AGAINST ZONING ORDINANCE <br /> VIOLATORS ? <br /> Appropriate action can be taken by the county to prevent <br /> construction or an illegal use, to correct or abate the <br /> violation , or to prevent occupancy of the building, <br /> structure, or land . Violations are criminal misdemeanors <br /> punishable by up to a $50 fine and 30 days in jail . <br /> 18 . WHAT IS THE REZONING PROCESS ? <br /> It is the process by which zoning districts are changed <br /> in order to accommodate changes in residential densities or <br /> permitted uses . It involves an initial application, staff <br /> review, and public hearing before going to the Planning Board <br /> for its recommendation and the Board of County Commissioners <br /> for approval or disapproval . If zoning were enacted in Cedar <br /> Grove Township most new commercial establishments would <br /> require rezoning of the property first. <br /> 19 . HOW LONG DOES REZONING TAKE? <br /> The entire process usually takes 3 to 4 months . All <br /> rezoning requests must go to public hearing . Public hearings <br /> are scheduled the fourth Monday of February, May, August, and <br /> November. The Planning Board usually makes its recommenda- <br /> tion and the Board of County Commissioners its final decision <br /> within six weeks of the public hearing . Applications must be <br /> submitted no later than six weeks prior to the public <br /> hearing . <br /> 20 . HOW MUCH DOES REZONING COST? <br /> The only fee required by the county is an application <br /> fee of $120 plus $5 per acre. For example, the application <br /> fee for a ten acre site would be $170. <br /> 21 . WHAT IS THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT? <br /> The Board of Adjustment, whose members are appointed to <br /> three year terms by the Board of County Commissioners, have <br /> the power to grant or deny variances and some Special Use <br /> Permits, and to hear and decide on appeals of the decision of <br />