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2 Through this analysis staff hopes to identify common zoning enforcement issues and develop appropriate solutions that will allow the County to effectively enforce the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance, establish a reasonable standards or enforcement, and provide for some flexibility to allow for local residents to enjoy reasonable use of their property. ZONING VIOLATIONS: A violation of the Orange County Zoning Ordinance is considered to be any action or activity that establishes, creates, expands, or maintains any land use or specific activity that is: 1, Prohibited or inconsistent with the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance, 2, Has not been previously approved or authorized by Planning staff, or 3, Is inconsistent with a previously approved or authorized development activity. Approvals and authorizations include Special Use Permits, Sign Permits, and Building Permits; Certificates of Zoning Compliance and Occupancy; Variances, and approved site plans. Zoning violation inspections within Orange County are primarily complaint driven resulting from either a citizen complaint or request for investigation submitted by another County agency (i,e. Building Inspections, Erosion Control, Public Works, etc..), ?,ll valid zoning violations are processed in accordance with Article Twenty-three (23) of the Orange County Zoning Ordinance. ZONING VIOLATIONS -ENFORCEMENT: When the Zoning Enforcement Officer receives information about aviolation, an on-site inspection is performed to determine if the complaint is valid and a violation of the Ordinance does indeed exist. If a violation is detected, the Zoning Enforcement Officer must initially determine if the violation poses an immanent threat to the public's general health or welfare. If it is determined that the condition of a parcel of property poses a danger to the general public, the enforcement officer may require immediate enforcement action as outlined in Section 2.3.2,8 -Emergency Enforcement Without Notice, This Section allows the enforcement officer to seek immediate enforcement without prior written notice to the property owner through any and all of the remedies outlined within Article Twenty-three (23) of the Zoning Ordinance. In all other circumstances where a violation does not pose an immanent threat to the welfare of the general public, the enforcement officer is required to follow the enforcement procedure outlined in Section 23.3 of the Ordinance. This procedure is as follows: 1. Courtesy Notice of Violation: Once the enforcement officer verifies that the complaint is valid, and that it does not pose an immanent threat to the general public, courtesy notice is drafted.