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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)
(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 However, in the event an application is withdrawn prior to the time it is ordered advertised for hearing by the Tax Administrator, three-fourths of the fee shall be refunded.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)
No protest against any change in, or amendment to, this chapter, regulations, proposals or the addressing system, shall be valid or effective unless it is in the form of a written petition. The petition shall bear the names and signatures of the opposing property owners and shall affirm and state the nature of protest to the proposal. All petitions shall be submitted to the Tax Administrator and shall be processed as stated in §§ 151.110 through 151.115 of this chapter.
(Ord. passed 6-21-2004)
(A) (1) Violation of this chapter is a misdemeanor as provided by G.S. § 14-4 and may be punished as provided therein.
(2) Civil penalties may be imposed in accordance with the following procedure:
(a) Initial notification of violation, in writing by first class main return receipt, to last known address of the person to be notified;
(b) If not corrected within ten days, a warning citation shall be issued;
(c) If not corrected within seven days of issuance of a warning citation, a second citation including a fine of $50 shall be issued; and
(d) Each day the violation continues shall constitute a separate violation of this chapter.
(B) Notification of violation shall:
(1) Be issued by the Tax Administrator or his or her designee;
(2) Be in writing, first class mail notice directed to the name and address of the owner of the property; and
(3) Must set forth the action necessary for the offender to be in compliance with this chapter.
(C) Violation of § 151.008 of this chapter shall be punishable by maximum fines of up to $50 for each violation.
(D) Nothing herein contained shall prevent the County of Surry from taking other such lawful actions as is necessary to prevent or remedy any violation.
(Ord. passed 6-21-2004)