ORDINANCE NO. CR202333
BUTTS COUNTY, GEORGIA
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 14-40 OF THE OFFICIAL CODE OF BUTTS COUNTY, GEORGIA REGARDING OPERATION AND INSPECTION FEES FOR CONSTRUCTION AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, the Butts County Board of Commissioners republished its Official Code in 2012; and
WHEREAS, Butts County desires to amend Part II, Chapter 14, Article II, Section 14-40 of its Official Code; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners has complied with all local and state laws to create this ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners conducted and held a duly noticed public hearing on June 26, 2023, to so amend the Official Code of Butts County, Georgia.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF BUTTS COUNTY HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION ONE: Part II, Chapter 14, Article II, Section 14-40 of the Official Code of Butts County, Georgia is hereby amended to strike subsection (b) entirely and replace it with the following:
(b) No rezoning proceedings, variance applications, plat approvals, building permit, inspection reports, business licenses, alcohol licenses, or certificates of occupancy/completion shall commence or issue until the Tax Commissioner of Butts County certifies that the county has received payment of all taxes then due for the subject properties.
SECTION TWO:
A. Recordation: The County Clerk is hereby directed to record this Ordinance in the official Book of Resolutions, Volume 2 and reference in the minutes of the County and to publish this Ordinance in accordance with law and with the County’s on-line code publisher.

B. Severability Clause: It is the express intention of the Board of Commissioners that each independent provision of this amendment should be adopted, and the Board of Commissioners would have adopted each such independent provision even if the others had not been adopted. Therefore, in the event that a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision of this amendment or the Official Code of Butts County, Georgia to be unlawful, invalid, or unenforceable, it is the intent of the Board of Commissioners that the offending provision be severed, and all lawful provisions remain in force.

C. Penalty Clause: Unless another penalty is expressly provided, every person convicted of a violation of this Ordinance shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $1,000.00, imprisonment not to exceed 180 days, or both such fine and imprisonment.

D. General Repealer: Any Ordinance not expressly addressed by this Ordinance that is inconsistent with the provisions herein is expressly repealed to the extent that it conflicts with the provisions of this amending Ordinance.

E. Effective Date: The public welfare demanding, this Ordinance shall be effective immediately after its adoption.

SO ORDAINED, by the Board of Commissioners this 26th Day of June 2023

BUTTS COUNTY, GEORGIA

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Keith Douglas, Chairman
ATTEST:

Michael Brewer, Deputy County Manager