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9 <br />c. TYPICAL GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Countywide, predominately along <br />major roadways. <br />d, BRINGING VIOLATION INTO COMPLIANCE: Better cooperation <br />between the County Board of Elections and the Planning Department has had a <br />positive impact on reducing the improper placement of these types of signs, In <br />general, political sign violations have little impact on the health, safety, and <br />welfare of Orange County's citizens as long as sight visibility along roadways is <br />maintained and mowing operations are not hindered, Compliance effort, when <br />signs are clearly within the public right-of--way, is relatively easy, Signs on <br />private property follow the normal enforcement procedures, which can be lengthy. <br />e. COUNTY ATTORNEY INVOLVEMENT: None. <br />f PROBLEMS WITH ENFORCEMENT: The entire Sign Ordinance needs to be <br />comprehensively reworked in order to make existing regulations easier to <br />rmderstand, adhere to, and enforce, <br />Illegal Signs - In General: <br />Illegal Signs are signs that: <br />a. Are not located in accordance with the of the provisions of Article Nine <br />(9) of the Zoning Ordinance, <br />b. Located within a street right-of=way, <br />c. Exceed square footage limitations as specified in Article Nine (9), <br />d. Exceed height limitations as specified in Article Nine (9), <br />e, Do not adhere to lighting requirements as specified in Article Nine (9), <br />and <br />f. There are too many signs located on a specifc parcel of property. <br />a. OCCURANCE OF VIOLATION: Illegal signs is one (1) of the most <br />frequently occurring zoning violations in Orange County but appear to be the least <br />complained about. <br />Most illegal signs advertise real estate in rights-of--way at the intersections of <br />major highways and others simply give directions to events, churches, businesses, <br />etc. Large portable event and church signs, some permanently placed, are <br />violations of the zoning ordinance, Small off-premise signs in rights-of-way <br />advertising businesses are also very common. Banners, streamers, promotional <br />signs are common and generally can be corrected with a call to the business <br />owner.. <br />b. IMPACT OF VIOLATION: Local citizens complain that illegally located signs <br />block visibility at intersections, detract from the aesthetic quality of the area, <br />block other important street signs, and provide an unfair business advantage <br />where businesses take adva~rtage of illegal advertising locations for their goods or <br />services, <br />