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28 <br />g 9 <br />Attorney Geoff Gledhill said that no County zonin re ulations apply to bona fide <br />County <br />farming operations. <br />Commissioner Halkiotis noted that 17 years aformertax col ectoSwent aftert em ase <br />opportunity to protect Mr. Nichols dairy cows when Act. <br />manufacturing units under the North Carolina Machinery <br />ohn Link said that the staff should respond to Commcts on cit zens.nUnder Section 2, t full <br />J <br />disclosure and that they pursue due diligence about the impa <br />ere it sa s, "The stream buffer shall extend around ~wi hout a bona fide farm that has 10 a es <br />wh Y <br />ponds and lakes.° He said that there may be someone <br />and the want to build a house and this will eliminate the possibility. This could affect small <br />of land Y <br />landowners. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner J and to refeor thedproposed amendment and to <br />receive the Planning Staffs Recommendation <br />fer the roposed amendment to the Planning Board for a recommendation to be returned to <br />re p 20, 2003. <br />the BOCC no later than May <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />_ c. Amend Article 23 (EnfV plat ans) to establish procedural n <br />procedure for zoning <br />guidelines for violation notAnancrease inlthe chvil penal Ofromr <br />to process civil penalties art of the amendment. <br />$100.00 to $500.00 per violation is also a p, <br />2. Orange County Subdivision Regulations Text Amendments <br />a. <br />Amend Section VII (Legal o dent Prthe citation p ocedure foE <br />(Penalties for Violation), t fY <br />violations, and establish procedural guidelines for violation <br />notification, to allow the PlanSess he ci it penalty from $50 00 tos <br />for civil penalties, and mcrea <br />$500.00 per violation. <br />Craig Benedict said that within this ordinance is fans to have pe sonal del very withring <br />violations and how to provide notices. The County still p <br />re istered and certified mail. Civil penalties are suggested to increase from $100 to $500 per <br />g <br />day. Presently the demand for payment occuresn roccuhs with the st ff and the courts eThe <br />recommendation is that the demand for paym <br />definition of a violation and a violator has been enhancnd•violations to arfas er conclusion that is <br />closely with the zoning staff to examine the ways to br g <br />fair with full notification and disclosure. He showed a p onin ucompliancet ssues because'they <br />penalties. He said that presently there is a backlog of z g <br />do not proceed past a certain point and there is no expeditious manner to bring them to a <br />conclusion. <br />John Link assured~the Board that before the matters are carried to court that the person <br />involved will know exactly what is involved. iven <br />Commissioner Jacobs made reference I ke to be assured that there is a pe sonatg <br />notice in person or by certified mail. He would <br />documented visit first. He made reference to has beenassued to thelsamevvrolator at the same <br />required where a notice of the same violation <br />