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)
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