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County Code Supplement No. 25
Contains all Ordinances adopted by the Board between
July 1, 2008 - December 31, 2008

**Ord. No. 170A-15, Adopted July 8, 2008

An Emergency Ordinance authorizing the withdrawal of 180.7 acre “Warburton Tract” located at 3889 News Road from the Gordon Creek AFD (AFD 9-86).

**Ord. No. 170A-15, Adopted August 12, 2008

Re-adoption of the Ordinance authorizing the withdrawal of 180.7 acre “Warburton Tract” located at 3889 News Road from the Gordon Creek AFD (AFD 9-86).

Ord. No. 7A-19, Adopted Aug. 12, 2008

Chapter 3. Animal Laws

Article I, In General, Section 3-1., Definitions.

Article III, Impoundment, Section 3-45., Impoundment generally.

Ord. No. 7A-20, Adopted November 25, 2008

Chapter 3. Animal Laws

Article III, Impoundment, Section 3-45. Impoundment generally.

Ord. No. 85A-18, Adopted November 25, 2008

Chapter 8. Erosion and Sediment Control

Section 8-7. Penalties, injunctions, and other legal actions.

Ord. No. 208A-4, Adopted September 9, 2008

Chapter 18A., Stormwater Management

Deleted Article I, In General.

Ord. No. 107A-54, Adopted October 28, 2008

Chapter 20. Taxation

Article II. Exemption of Certain Persons from Real Estate Taxes,

Section 20-10. Qualifications for exemption; Section 20-11. Amount of exemption.

Ord. No. 107A-55, Adopted November 25, 2008

Chapter 20. Taxation

Article I, In General, Section 20-2.1, Local exemption of certain energy sources.

Ord. No. 31A-236, Adopted August 12, 2008

Chapter 24. Zoning

Article V, Districts:

Division 10, General Business District, B-1

Section 24-390. Permitted uses
Section 24-391. Uses permitted by special use permit only

Division 11, Limited Business/Industrial District, M-1

Section 24-411. Permitted uses,
Section 24-412. Uses permitted by special use permit only

Division 12, General Industrial District, M-2

Section 24-436., Permitted uses
Section 24-437. Uses permitted by special use permit only

Other Code Book pages updated in Supplement No. 25 include (these are pages changed to reflect an ordinance adopted):

Pages: vi, vii

** AFD (Agricultural and Forestal District) Ordinances are not published in the County Code book.

Code Index

Pages 3, 4
Page 54.1
Pages 71,7 2

Code Book housekeeping corrections (these are pages corrected due to typographical errors in the Section history notes ):

Page 15-11, 15-12
Page 15-15, 15-16

County Code Supplement No. 25 Contains all Ordinances adopted by the Board between July 1, 2008 - December 31, 2008