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BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: MaX 19, 1998
Action Agenda
Item # q-d
SUBJECT: GARY LOUIS HILL, SR. AND TIMOTHY EARL HILL ZONING CASE
(ASSESSMENT OF CIVIL PENALTIES)
ACTION BY:
DEPARTMENT: PLANNING PUBLIC HEARING: Yes X No
BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED: Yes X No
ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Hinkley
EXTENSION: 2584
TELEPHONE NUMBERS:
Hillsborough - 732-8181
Durham - 688-7331.
Mebane - 227-2031
Chapel Hill - 968-4501
PURPOSE: Consideration of assessment of civil penalties in the Gary Louis Hill, Sr. and Timothy
Earl Hill zoning case
BACKGROUND: In response to neighbors' complaints in November 1996 that a junked mobile home
was being moved onto the Hill property at 6923 US 70 (Tax Map No. 3.23.C.17) in
Cheeks Township, a site investigation was conducted on November 18. A Notification
of Zoning Violation followed on November 20. In that letter, the Hills were cited for
violation of Section 4.3 Permitted Use Table (S50 Storage of Goods, Outdoor). The
property is zoned R-1 Rural Residential. Storage of Goods, Outdoors is not listed as a
permitted use in the R-1 zoning district.
The owner of the property at the time was Mrs. Minnie Hill, now deceased. She was
hospitalized at the time. Gary Hill, son of Mrs. Hill and resident of the home, was also
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hospitalized soon thereafter. Upon these discoveries, enforcement activities were
postponed.
After more complaints, site investigation resumed in June 1997. Site inspection
revealed that the premises remained in violation. On September 12, Mr. Gary Hill
stated in a telephone conversation with the Zoning Enforcement Officer, that the
mobile home would, "... be moved next week." With no evidence of progress toward
compliance, on October 1, a letter warning of the assessment of civil penalties was
sent. Complaints persisted, and Mr. Gary Hill was visited on the premises on Monday,
December 1. He said, "The mobile home will be gone by Friday." Still there was no
progress to correct the violation. On January 26, 1998, a third letter was sent stating
that the Zoning Enforcement Officer would now approach the Board of County
Commissioners to request assessment of civil penalties. There has been no response.
Nothing has been heard from the Hills about the matter.
If assessments were made at $100 per day (the maximum allowed by the Zoning
Ordinance), civil penalties on May 19, 1998, would amount to over $28,000.
RECOMMENDATION: The Administration recommends that the Board of County Commissioners
consider assessing civil penalties in the amount of $2,000 payable within 30 days of
the assessment. If the amount is not paid within that time, and/or if the property is not
brought into compliance, the case should be turned over to the County Attorney to take
appropriate action.