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Commissioners decline to authorize citizens to pick up signs from DOT right-of-way, citing liability concerns
Summary
A Pender County resident asked the Board to permit volunteers to collect illegally placed signs from DOT right-of-way. County staff and the attorney warned that endorsing citizen removal on DOT right-of-way could expose the county to liability; the Board voted to deny the request.
During public discussion the Board considered whether to permit county residents to remove temporary signage placed in DOT public right-of-way on the county’s behalf. Staff advised caution: the county’s Unified Development Ordinance restricts signage in public rights-of-way and staff said code enforcement has periodically removed…
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