Whitehurst v. Alexander County (Lawyers Weekly No. 012-034-16, 28 pp.) (Ann Marie Calabria, J.) Appealed from Alexander County Superior Court (Theodore Royster Jr., J.) N.C. App. Unpub. Holding: Even though respondent Sipes enlarged buildings at his nonconforming business after the ...

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MYC Klepper/Brandon Knolls L.L.C. v. Board of Adjustment (Lawyers Weekly No. 15-07-0020, 14 pp.) (Martha Geer, J.) Appealed from Buncombe County Superior Court (Alan Thornburg, J.) N.C. App. Holding: A nonconforming billboard was taken down from its poles for more ...

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Harbor Baptist Church v. City of Charlotte. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-16-0778, 11 pp.) (Rick Elmore, J.) Appealed from Mecklenburg County Superior Court. (Robert C. Ervin, J.) N.C. App. Unpub. Holding: The defendant-city’s zoning board of adjustment (ZBA) discussed both ZBA ...

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Four Seasons Management Services, Inc. v. Town of Wrightsville Beach. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-07-0595, 28 pp.) (Sam Ervin IV, J.) Appealed from New Hanover Superior Court. (Charles H. Henry, J.) N.C. App. Holding: Although the petitioner-hotel doesn’t need an amendment ...

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