(a) Signs required. Within seven days after the filing of an application for an amendment to the buffer modification map, one or more signs shall be posted on the property to give notice of the application and the developer shall file a certification with clear photographic evidence to verify compliance with this subsection. The Office of Planning and Zoning shall furnish the signs to the developer, and the developer is responsible for posting and maintaining the signs.
(b) Location of signs. Signs shall be located not more than 10 feet from each boundary of the property that abuts a public road or navigable water, except that, if required by flora covering the property or topographic conditions of the land, a sign may be posted farther than 10 feet from the boundary to enhance its visibility. If the property does not abut a public road, one or more signs shall be posted in locations that can be readily seen by the public. The bottom of each sign shall be erected three feet above the ground.
(c) Notice to community associations and others. Within seven days after the filing of an application for an amendment to the buffer modification map, the Office of Planning and Zoning shall provide the information contained on the signs to the Office of the County Executive. The Office of the County Executive shall send a notice containing that information to each community association, person, and organization on its list that is located in the Councilmanic District of the property proposed for an amendment to the buffer modification map. The notice shall state that additional information may be obtained from the Office of Planning and Zoning.
(Bill No. 4-05)