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8 <br />c. TYPICAL GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: While this type of violation is <br />extremely common in the more rural sections of the County, such as the AR <br />Agricultural Residential Zoning District, this is a countywide problem. <br />d. BRINGING VIOLATION INTO COMPLIANCE: Resolving or achieving <br />compliance of these violations is extremely difficult as they require constant <br />monitoring and inspections to ensure compliance. <br />e. COUNTY ATTORNEY INVOLVEMENT: When additional enforcement <br />remedies are necessary, such as court ordered abatement or the placement of liens <br />on property to ensure payment of issued civil citations, the attorney's office is <br />involved. The County Attorney is often notified of stop work orders. If court <br />action is required the County Attorney's office will be involved, The County's <br />efforts to this point have been tazgeting individuals allowing waste to be placed <br />on their properties. There needs to be better efforts to rein in haulers who aze <br />illegally dumping <br />f: PROBLEMS WITH ENFORCEMENT: No ordinances are currently in place <br />to target the individuals hauling to and dumping at unapproved sites. <br />4. Signs: Political Sign: Political Signs are regulated by Article Nine (9) of the Zoning <br />Ordinance. The regulations governing such signs are as follows: <br />Section 9,12, Paragraph g: <br />No more than three (3) signs totaling nine (9) square feet in m~ea are <br />pez°mitted on each residentially zoned lot in connection with elections and <br />political caznpaigzzs. Political signs shall be removed within seven (7) <br />days after the electio~z or the conclusion of the ca»zpaigrz. bz cases of <br />second or subsequent primaries, sigzzs must be removed seven (7) days <br />after the concluding election. <br />a. OCCURANCE OF VIOLATION: Violations of this type occur primarily in <br />two (2) and four (4) yeaz cycles normally coinciding with various local, state, and <br />national elections, Because of the profuse number of signs appearing suddenly <br />during these periods, the public is more aware of their presence and is more <br />sensitive to their proliferation as elections neaz, <br />b, IMPACT OF VIOLATION: Until recently, complaints had been few. Local <br />citizens complained during election seasons about poor visibility at intersections, <br />that political signs detracted from the overall aesthetic quality of the area, and that <br />such signs blocked motorists' view of other street signs.. Also, signs that are <br />placed alongside or underneath public safety signs create a distraction from the <br />traffic control signs. <br />