§ 134-319. Redevelopment signage.  


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  • (a)

    Purpose. The county and its staff have made certain determinations that there are blighted and underutilized properties existing within certain areas of the county and have officially targeted certain of such areas for redevelopment, and have observed that there are certain nonconforming grandfathered freestanding billboards (a.k.a. off-premises signs) which may impede the redevelopment of such properties. Therefore, the county has determined that it is in the best interests of its citizens to provide that certain nonconforming grandfathered freestanding billboards be relocated on the said properties for a limited time period in order to facilitate redevelopment, amortize the useful life remaining on such billboards, and provide for their removal after such time period.

    (b)

    [Temporary relocation.] Any owner of real property located in an area which has been officially targeted by the board of commissioners for redevelopment and any permit holder to any nonconforming grandfathered freestanding billboard located thereon, may apply to the county for the purpose of temporarily relocating said billboard to another location on said property if such relocation is for the sole purpose of implementing an approved redevelopment plan on said property and if the relocation complies with all setbacks and other requirements for a structure on said parcel of real property. Any sign which is temporarily relocated on said property shall be limited to remain in the new location for no more than five years at which time the permit and any rights to said signage or permit shall expire. The property owner, permit holder, and any party holding an equity interest in said property must consent to such relocation and expiration and agree that there shall be no recovery for any alleged taking of property arising out of said relocation or expiration, and that the property owner shall be responsible for all costs of relocating said signage and removing it from the property at the end of the five-year period. Such consent and agreement shall be reflected in a writing to be recorded with the deed records of the clerk of superior court and shall run with the land.

(Ord. of 9-23-03; Amd. of 7-26-16)