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ORDINANCE
AN ORDINANCE Amending ZONING ORDINANCE Sections 8-1301.3 and
8-1620.C Related to Removal of Signs in the Right-of-Way
WHEREAS, on
August 30, 2007, the Planning Commission initiated this text amendment;
and
WHEREAS, on September 27, 2007, the Planning Commission held a public
hearing on the proposed text amendment and forwarded the proposed text
amendment to the Board of Supervisors recommending approval; and
WHEREAS, on
November 8, 2007, the Fauquier County Board of Supervisors held a public
hearing on this amendment; and
WHEREAS,
adoption of the attached amendment to Sections 8-1301 and 8-1620
supports good zoning practices, convenience, and the general welfare;
now, therefore, be it
ORDAINED by
the Fauquier County Board of Supervisors this 8th day of
November 2007, That Sections 8-1301 and 8-1620 of the Zoning Ordinance
be, and are hereby, amended as follows:
8-1301
3. The Zoning
Administrator or his authorized representative shall
may remove
and discard any sign erected in
a public right-of-way in violation of any provision of this Article.
impound the sign. and give
written notice to the owner of the sign if ownership is readily
determinable from the sign. The owner may secure release of the sign
upon payment of the cost incurred by the County removing the sign, plus
one dollar ($1.00) per day for each day of storage. Signs not redeemed
within a period of thirty (30) days after the placing of such notice in
the mail shall become the property of Fauquier County at the option of
Fauquier County.
8-1620
C. The Zoning Administrator or his authorized representative
shall may remove
and discard any sign erected
in a public right-of-way in violation of any provision of this Article.
impound the sign. and give
written notice to the owner of the sign if ownership is readily
determinable from the sign. The owner may secure release of the sign
upon payment of the cost incurred by the County removing the sign, plus
one dollar ($1.00) per day for each day of storage. Signs not redeemed
within a period of thirty (30) days after the placing of such notice in
the mail shall become the property of Fauquier County at the option of
Fauquier County.
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