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Hears zoning appeals and variances.
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Opposing counsel objected that Chapter 160D does not authorize rehearings; the board's legal advisor defended the rules of procedure as statutorily grounded.
Why it matters: If the objection gains traction, applicants' only recourse after a denial would be Superior Court within 30 days, where the record cannot be supplemented with new evidence.
Board unanimously denied a builder-backed request to rehear a denied 6-inch side-setback variance, finding no newly discovered evidence that couldn't have been presented in May.
Why it matters: The already-built home remains in violation while owner and neighbor negotiate over a land sliver and driveway; the board signaled that failing to appear at the first hearing is costly.
Board of Adjustment unanimously granted a variance letting a single-story home and parking encroach into the 30-foot aquatic buffer on a stream-bisected lot.
Why it matters: The pre-2010 lot is split by a jurisdictional stream feeding the French Broad; the board accepted a 77% average buffer reduction along one bank, deferring stormwater details to permitting.
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