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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda - 09-10-2009 - 1ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WORK SESSION ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: September 10, 2009 Action Agenda Item No. ,1 SUBJECT: Gounty Regulation of Billboard Lighting DEPARTMENI~: County Attorney/Planning PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: John Roberts 245-2318 Carolina Advertising Air Photo Vicinity Map Craig Benedict 245-2592 Recent Photos (2) Matrix of Highway Billboards PURPOSE: To present the Board with information regarding the current regulation of billboard lighting. BACKGROUND: Ben. Lloyd owns large parcels of land along the beginning of the I-8511-40 corridor in Orange County. Situated on a portion of these parcels are two outdoor advertising signs ("billboards"). Mr. Lloyd leased the billboards in question in this case to Carolina Advertising, Incorporated. The billboards were in existence and, according to the North Carolina Department of Transportation ("NCDOT"), illuminated prior to 1972. NCDOT records do not go back to 1972 in complete detail, but they do reflect that the billboards have been illuminated continuously from 1999 to 2009. Orange County records indicate that the billboards were not illuminated in 2002 and for some time period prior to 2002. Under the Orange County Zoning Ordinance the billboards are a nonconforming use and as a nonconforming use when some aspect of the use is discontinued it may not be restarted at a later time. At some point in 2002 Carolina Advertising, Inc. applied for a permit to illuminate the billboards. This application was denied. After the permit was denied Carolina Advertising, Inc. appealed the denial to the Orange County Board of Adjustment. After hearing the case the Board of Adjustment upheld the planning officer's denial of the permit. Carolina Advertising, Inc. appealed the decision to Orange County Superior Court. Prior to hearing before the superior court Carolina Advertising, Inc. took a voluntary dismissal of the case in June 2006. Although unverified, it is believed the reason for this is Mr. Floyd terminated Carolina Advertising, Inc.'s lease for failure to make their lease payments. Regardless, the appeal was not re-filed within the one year period required to keep the appeal alive. Prior to the dismissal petitioner's attorney in an ex-pane (outside the presence of opposing counsel) communication with the superior court judge obtained a restraining order against the County to prohibit the County from ordering that the power be disconnected from the billboards. This order became void upon the dismissal of the case. In October 2006 Mr. Lloyd, through counsel, attempted to intervene in the case as a substitute party. This attempt failed because the case had been dismissed four months earlier. In March of 2008 Mr. Lloyd again submitted an application to the Planning- Department for a permit to illuminate one or both of the billboards. Craig Benedict informed Mr. Lloyd that this application also was denied. Since the second denial there has been extensive correspondence between Ben Lloyd and NCDOT, Geof Gledhill and the planning department, both Geof Gledhill and the planning department and NCDOT, etc. As a result of this extensive correspondence it has become apparent that NCDOT supports Mr. Lloyd's right to illuminate the billboards, while the Planning Department, upon the advice of Geof Gledhill, maintains that it has the right to deny Mr. Lloyd's application to illuminate the billboards based upon both the Orange County Zoning Ordinance and the Board of Adjustment decision. Available options recommended by the County Attorney: 1) Refuse any compromise and hold the matter adjudicated. Because this case has been fully adjudicated and previously dismissed choosing this option is legally defensible. This will probably result in litigation. If this option is exercised the County could, during the ongoing .litigation, request local legislation delegating authority to Orange County to fully regulate billboards and the lighting thereof. This would be a lengthy process, possibly resulting in the full litigation of the case prior to obtaining any such local legislation. This type of local legislation also would likely be vigorously opposed by corporate sign companies because it could be seen as opening the door to other local governments obtaining the same type of local bills. Litigation could be costly with damages for Mr. Lloyd's lost rental income and attorneys fees being billed to the County. 2) Amend the applicable portion of the County's zoning ordinance to eliminate certain types of regulation of billboards where the regulation is in conflict with State or Federal Law. This would not exempt all billboards from regulation, nor would it open the door for more billboards to be erected. It would, however, bring Orange County's ordinance into compliance with existing State andlor Federal Law. FINANCIAL IMPACT: An extensive amount of Planning and Attorney staff time and expense has been expended on this issue. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Interim Manager recommends that the Board review the recommendations above offered by the County Attorney and establish direction for County staff to pursue. 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