Caiabash trains Power
Beyond Town Limits
BY DOUG R UTTER
If ihey uiuii'i have ii before,
there's no question that Calabash
officials now have the authority to
enforce zoning ordinances ana sign
regulations within approximately
one mile of the town limits.
Following a brief public hearing
last Wednesday, commissioners ap
proved two changes in the town
code that make zoning ordinances
and sign regulations apply in the
town's extraterritorial area and not
just inside the town.
The changes were made to clarify
the town code, which Town
Attorney Mike Ramos said was un
clear as to whether zoning ordi
nances and sign regulations applied
just inside the town limits or outside
the town as well.
Ramos said the first section of
the code said zoning ordinances ap
plied to both the town and the ex
traterritorial area ? a zone stretching
about one mile out from the corpo
rate limits in all directions where
the town can choose to enforce its
zoning and subdivision regulations
and the stale building code.
The second section of the code,
however, said the ordinances were
enforceable inside the town only,
leaving some doubt about where the
rules could be applied. The changes
made at last week's meeting leave
no question about how much au
thority the town has around its bor
ders.
The code change relating to signs
will have an irp mediate impact in
the extraterritorial area, where offi
cials say there are plenty of signs
that do not comply with town regu
lations that haven't been enforced in
the past.
Making zoning ordinances apply
in the extraterritorial area should
have more of a long-term effect in
the Calabash area. The town Plan
ning Board is currently mapping out
zoning districts in the area to guide
development of property that could
become part of Calabash in the fu
ture.
Commissioners, expecting a large
turnout for the public hearing, held
the meeting at the Calabash fire sta
tion. Fewer than 20 people showed
up, and most of those reside inside
the town limits.
Bob Crocker, who lives in the ex
traterritorial area and serves on the
" It's not the easiest thing in the world
to remove a sign that has been up for a
number of years."
? George Anderson
Calabash Mayor Pro Tem
town Planning Board, asked if ex
isting signs that don't meet town
standards would be "grandfathered"
and allowed to remain standing.
Ramos said it's his legal opinion
that the sign regulations have ap
plied in the extraterritorial area
since 1982, when the zoning ordi
nances were adopted. Signs put up
over the past eight years, therefore,
have to meet town standards.
He explained that if the town was
changing the code and making the
sign ordinance apply in the extrater
ritorial zone for the first time, exist
ing signs that don't meet standards
would be treated as non-conforming
uses and would be allowed to stay
where they are.
Calabash Code Enforcement
Officer Ed Schaack said there are
about 70 signs in and around town
that violate the regulations. Ap
proximately half are inside the town
and half are in the extraterritorial
area, he said.
Most of the signs in violation are
either portable signs or off-premises
signs, both of which are illegal in
the Calabash area. Off-premises
signs are those that advertise a busi
ness but are not located at the busi
ness site.
There are very few legal signs in
the Calabash area. Schaack said the
town has issued permits for only
nine signs over the years and some
of those are in violation of the ordi
nance.
Mayor Pro Tem George Ander
son, who conducted the meeting in
the absence of Mayor Doug Sim
mons, said many signs along N.C.
179 are "not in conformity with
what we would like to sec in the
town of Calabash." Commissioners
Phyllis Manning and Keith Hardee
were also absent.
Town officials said last week
they intend to use tact in enforcing
the sign regulations outside of town.
Schaack said he doesn't expect any
problem from most violators.
Rather than "running up and
down the street with an ax,'
Anderson said, the town will ask
people to cooperate and work to im
prove the appearance of the area.
"It's not the easiest thing in the
world to remove a sign that has
been up for a number of years," he
said.
Commissioner George Taubcl
stressed last week that the town
board was not adopting a new ordi
nance but was planning to enforce
rules that have been on the books
for eight years. "If we don't do it
now and enforce what we have, it's
going to be worse than it is now,"
he said.
Other Business
In other business last week, com
missioners:
? Heard from Anderson that the
Planning Board plans to mail sur
veys in the near future to all town
residents to gauge public opinion on
how the town should grow.
? Discussed a proposal about the
town of Calabash taking over main
tenance of streets and ditches in
Carolina Shores with Carolina
Shores Property Owners Associa
tion (CSPOA) President Jim Dee
han. The CSPOA has spent about
$65,000 a year over the past five
years to maintain the 15 miles of
roads, Deehan said. The town board
hopes to accept the streets before
the end of June, so the town can re
ceive state Powell Bill money for
them next fiscal year.
? Heard from Taubcl that he
plans to have an ordinance prepared
by the May 8 town meeting that
would prevent adult night clubs
from locating in Calabash. His an
nouncement drew applause from a
few people.
Calabash Ma y Change
Way Schaack Is Paid
Calabash commissioners are
considering changing the way
Ed Schaack, the town building
inspector and code enforcement
officer, is paid.
Following a 30-minutc execu
tive session last Wednesday
called to discuss personnel mat
ters, the town bo 3rd authorized
Commissioners Stuart Thorn
and Ed Rice to negotiate the
method of compensation with
Schaack.
Schaack, who currently re
ceives 40 percent of the building
permit fees and S7 for each extra
trip he makes to a building site
and each violation he handles,
said the method of compensa
tion may be switched to a
straight salary. He said he ex
pects the matter to be resolved at
the May 8 town meeting.
Four-County Head Start Marks 25th Anniversary
The Four-County Head Start Pro
gram ? which actually now serves
six counties, including Brunswick
? joins with the national Head Start
Program in marking its 25th an
niversary this year.
A banquet was to be held Wed
nesday night at the Bladen County
National Guard Armory in Eliza
bcthtown to celebrate the event.
Head Start provides comprehen
sive health, education, nutrition,
parent involvement and social ser
vices to the prc-school children of
low-income families nationwide.
In 1989, the national program
served 450,000 children and since
its inception in 1965 has served
more than 11 million children, ac
cording to Emily Oxcndine of Max
ton, director of Four-County Head
Start.
The Four-County Program has a
total of 21 centers in Brunswick,
Bladen, Columbus, Hoke, Robeson
and Scotland counties. In Bruns
wick County, centers are located in
the communities of Longwood, Ce
dar Grove and Northwest, each of
which serves 40 children.
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