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BASIS OF APPEAL State the basis of the appeal. List any findings of fact made by the staff which you feel were wrong and your reasons: On May 17, 1999 Site Applications No. SA-9-14 and SA-9-li were approved. The approval was trade despite the complaints made by Miles A. Parrish. The following actions by the County and its employees were wrong. I. On February 11, 1999 the County accepted and application for bill board signs from Outdoor Systems despite the fact that there were existing signs on the Parrish property which would preclude any new signs in the area. an application from Obie 2 While the Parrish signs were still in place the County declined to accept PP Media to replace the Parrish signs with new ones. Miles Pamsh's intention's never included the permanent removal of the signs. His intention was to contract with a new sign company that was willing to pay$1750.00 a year in rents rather than the 5600.00 offered by Outdoor Systems. The changes being made should be viewed same as finding a new renter without a change in use. s action ;. When the County realized that they had a problem, County Counsel called T The lack ck oon fa procedure clearly shows that no procedure was in place to handle this type problem. eliminates competition and as in this case hurts the land owner financially. for many years. 4. Parrish was denied any priority despite that the signs had existed on their property 5. No formal notice was given by Outdoor Systems to Parrish that the signs would be removed and no permits were issued to remove the signs. 6. The County's procedure as"now" defined does not allow the property owner to protect himself in any way. List any conditions or findings being appealed and give reasons why you think it should be modified or removed: Both of the Site Approval Applications in question should be denied. The permit process is designnoulde aed to control the type, amount and quality of building projects in our county. I do not believe means for unscrupulous businessmen to avoid open competition. The County's stand that they will act on a first come first served basis provides sign companies with a protective shelter. When a land owner questions the amount of rents he receives for having s�o do s apply sign on hsor propertypermitthe t put a span acrany o s the not have to negotiate in good faith. All the sign company street. If the sign company does not reach a new agreement with the land owner, the landowner is locked out from replacing the signs with new signs from a new company. In summary I feel that your decision to reject Obie Media's application for the signs is unfair and bias. We ask for a reversal of your approval for these site applications. �.itiJGG�L Aes A. Parrish 5- 'Z 7— `/ -7 PERMIT TRACKING MAY 27 1999