Council appoints members to serve on the following
committees:
ABC
Board Operates an ABC System in the City
of Sanford in conformance with North Carolina’s
Uniform system of control over the sale, purchase,
transportation manufacture, consumption, and possession
of alcoholic beverages. Meetings are held the second
Wednesday of each month at 8:30 A.M. at the ABC Office,
1140 N. Horner Blvd.
Airport
Authority Owns, controls,
and operates a regional airport and all lands and
operations related to the airport. Meetings are held
the second Wednesday of each month at 7:00 P.M. in
the West End Conference Room, City Hall.
Americans
with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Compliance Committee Conducts hearings at the request
of disabled persons who feel the City of Sanford has
discriminated against them in providing access to
and participation in public facilities, services,
activities, and functions. Committee meets on an as-needed
basis.
Appearance
Commission To formulate aesthetic, scenic
and visual standards for the City upon approval of
the City Council, to develop and sponsor events, conduct
inspections, and assessments and to make recommendations
to the City Council regarding urban design and enhancement.
Further, the Appearance Commission shall plan and
develop initiatives, particularly within the city's
corridors and gateways that promote visual quality
of Sanford.
Board
of Adjustment Hears and decides appeals
from any review, order, requirement, decision, or
determination made by an administrative official charged
with enforcement of the City Zoning Ordinance. The
Board holds such meetings as may be considered necessary
by the Board at such times and places that may be
designated by the chairperson.
Historic
Preservation Commission
Sanford/Lee County Development provides staff support
for The Sanford Historic Preservation Commission (HPC).
The HPC works to protect Sanford’s architectural
heritage by nominating properties and districts to
the National Register of Historic Places, and establishing
local historic districts where residents desire protection
of their neighborhood’s historic resources.
Sanford has four National Register Historic Districts,
Downtown Sanford, Rosemount McIver Park, Hawkins Avenue,
and Lee Avenue. Property owners in National Register
Districts are eligible for state and federal tax credits
for substantial rehabilitation projects, which are
approved in advance by the State Historic Preservation
Office. Sanford’s two Local Historic Districts
are Downtown Sanford and Rosemount McIver Park. Meetings
are held the fourth Monday of each month at 7:00 P.M.
in the West End Conference Room, City Hall.
Housing
Appeals Board Provides a process whereby
owners or occupants of residential structures may
appeal decisions of the Building Inspector concerning
orders issued for repair or demolition and public
health nuisance abatement. The four members and one
alternate member of the Board of Adjustment who are
appointed by the City Council are designated to serve
as the Housing Appeals Board for the Building Inspection
jurisdiction of the City in accordance with G.S. 160A-360
and Ordinance No. 1999-30 and amended Ordinance No.
1999-35. Meetings are held the third Monday of each
month at 6:00 P.M. in the West Assembly Room, City
Hall.
Lee County Economic Development
Corporation Engages in activities which
stimulate the economic development of the County of
Lee by fostering and promoting business and industry;
developing commerce and trade; and inducing the location
of manufacturing, industrial, and commercial enterprises
in said county; and to engage in any lawful act or
activity for which non-profit corporations may be
organized under Chapter 55A of the General Statutes
of North Carolina. A regular annual meeting of the
Board of Directors shall be held at the office of
the corporation on the second Wednesday of July at
4:30 P.M. The Board of Directors may provide by resolution
the time and place, within or without the State of
N.C., for the holding of additional regular meetings
of the Board. Special meetings of the Board of Directors
may be called by or at the request of the chairman.
Lee
County Environmental Affairs Board Promotes
policies and study issues related to environmental
concerns of Lee County. Meetings are held the fourth
Wednesday of each month at 7:00 P.M. at the Lee County
Government Center, Hillcrest Street.
Planning
Board Makes studies and recommend plan
policies, and ordinances relating to the growth and
development of the City and to make recommendations
concerning proposed conditional use permits and proposed
land use ordinance and zoning map amendments. The
Planning Board meets with the City Council every third
Tuesday each month at 7:00 P.M. and at other times
on a called basis. Public hearings are held in the
Council Chambers; business meetings are held in the
West End Conference Room, City Hall.
Sanford
Housing Authority Provides safe, sanitary,
and affordable housing to the low-income population
of the City of Sanford and County of Lee through rental
of dwellings owned by the Authority and through Section
8 Housing. Meetings are held the second Tuesday of
each month at 7:00 P.M. at the Housing Authority Office
at 504 N. First Street.
