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iney went along with the first three suggestions, agreeing that the location of a building is the owner’s, not the county's responsibility, and agreeing that the owner or builder should submit a sketch with a building application that would show the site of the building on tlie lot with setbacks noted. They added that the zoning category also should be noted on the sketch.
The commissioners also agreed that at the time footers are inspected, the owner or builder should present a certificate showing that the setback requirements had been met.
But they did not go along with the request for penalties for violations other than the present penalty of forfeiture, or requiring that the building be removed. County Administrator John McCarthy said he had asked County Attorney Peter Luke to look into the possibility of imposing fines, and Mr. Luke had found that the maximum fine that could be imposed is $250.
“We’re going to a lot of trouble because a guy didn’t read his building permit,” Jackson District representative David Fannon said.
Later the planners took up requests from various departments of the county government for capital improvements. All departments had been asked to submit requests for any capital improvements their departments would be needing in the next five years.
County Clerk Diane Bruce, who also serves as Clerk of the Circuit Court, sent in requests which she said were a result of a study she requested from the state’s Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts. She said that the county’s records, which are stored in the basement of the Clerk’s Office, are suffering damage because of dampness seeping into the basement through the concrete-block walls.
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