Oconee County Code Enforcement Decides To Enforce Ordinance For New Sign While Ignoring Ordinance For Old

The Oconee County Code Enforcement Office issued a sign permit on Friday for two temporary signs on the property being listed for sale at the southeast corner of SR 316 and the Oconee Connector.

In issuing the signs, the Code Enforcement staff noted in the accompanying documents that the signs must be set back 5 feet from the roadway right of way.

Both signs already have been erected, and B.R. White, director of Code Enforcement, told me on Friday that sign permit holder Andy Homeyer has been informed he must make sure he is following the county ordinance requiring the 5-foot setback.

Boswell Properties, owned by Jamie Boswell, has signs on the property at the southwest corner of SR 316 and the Oconee Connector.

The county decided not to enforce the same ordinance requiring the setbacks for the Boswell signs.

Boswell is District 10 representative to the 14-member State Transportation Board.

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