§ 151.111 APPLICATIONS AND PETITIONS.

   Applications and petitions shall be kept on file in the Surry County Tax Department. Address applications will only be processed if the landowner on the address application is the same landowner as reflected on the current recorded deed in the Surry County Register of Deeds. Address applications may only be signed by the current landowner or their contractor.

(Ord. passed 6-21-2004)

§ 151.112 BUILDING PERMITS.

   A building permit shall be issued using the current tax parcel number. The final valid address will only be assigned by the Land Records/Addressing Technician in the Surry County Tax Department at the time the permit is issued.

(Ord. passed 6-21-2004; Ord. passed 8-12-2024)

§ 151.113 CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.

   Final approval for a certificate of occupancy of any addressable structure or building erected or repaired after the effective date of this chapter shall be withheld until permanent and proper structure numbers have been posted in accordance with the requirements herein.

(Ord. passed 6-21-2004)

§ 151.114 FEES.

   (A)   Fees and charges provided herein for the filing of petitions, applications, the cost of hearings, variances and maps shall be paid by the applicant under this chapter at the time of application.

   (B)   Applicants, developers, surveyors, etc., or the applicant’s representatives, shall pay the cost of road name signage blades, post and caps, including bolts, and lock nuts, as stated within Ch. 155 of this code of ordinances.

(Ord. passed 6-21-2004)

§ 151.115 REASON FOR DENIAL.

   If the Tax Administrator or the Tax Administrator’s designee denies approval, the Tax Administrator shall provide a written statement of the reasons for non-approval of a particular action (petition, variance, application, etc.).

(Ord. passed 6-21-2004)

AMENDMENTS

§ 151.130 PUBLIC NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.

   These regulations may be amended or revised from time to time by the Board of County Commissioners. The Board shall cause notice of public hearing, while not mandatory, shall be considered and, where feasible, shall be advertised once a week for two successive calendar weeks in a newspaper having general circulation in the area. The notice shall be published for the first time not less than ten days or more than 25 days before the appointed date of the hearing. In computing such period, the day of publication is not to be included, but the day of the hearing shall be included.

(Ord. passed 6-21-2004; Ord. passed 8-12-2024)

§ 151.131 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION.

   Whenever there is a proposal for a change in the addressing system involving any portion of an address, the land owner of that parcel’s address as shown on the county tax listing shall be mailed a notice of the proposed change in the addressing system. The notice shall be mailed ten days prior to the change of an address of a business by certified, return receipt, first class mail to the last address listed of the business according to the county tax abstracts.

(Ord. passed 6-21-2004; Ord. passed 8-12-2024)

§ 151.132 PROPOSAL OF AMENDMENT.

   (A)   A proposal of amendment shall include the following:

      (1)   The applicant’s name and address in full;

      (2)   In the case of a text amendment, it shall set forth the new text to be added and the existing text to be deleted and any other text changes that will have to be made as a result of the effect on the remaining articles, sections, definitions, diagrams or attachments; and

      (3)   If the proposed amendment will change the addressing map, a copy of the addressing map shall be marked to indicate the impact of the proposed amendment to the existing map and shall be presented with the application for amendment.

   (B)   All proposed amendments to this chapter shall be submitted to the Tax Administrator for review and recommendation. The Tax Administrator shall have 45 days to submit its report. If the Tax Administrator fails to submit its report within the above period, it shall be deemed to have approved the proposed amendment.

   (C)   A public hearing shall be held by the Board of County Commissioners before the adoption of any proposed amendments to this chapter. If the Board of County Commissioners denies any application for the change of a portion or matter of this chapter, it shall not thereafter accept any other application for the same change involving that portion or matter of the ordinance until the expiration of six months from the date of such previous denial.

   (D)   Before any action shall be taken concerning an amendment request, the party or parties proposing or recommending said amendment shall deposit the required fee with the Tax Department at the time the petition is filed to cover publication and other miscellaneous costs for said change. Under no condition shall said fee or any part thereof be refunded for failure of said amendment to be adopted. However, in the event an application is withdrawn prior to the time it is ordered advertised for hearing by the Tax Administrator, three-fourths of the fee shall be refunded.

(Ord. passed 6-21-2004)