GODFREY v. ZONING BD. OF ADJUSTMENT OF UNION COUNTY

No. 182PA85.

344 S.E.2d 272 (1986)

317 N.C. 51

Frank B. GODFREY, Joe N. Sutton, O. Fred Howey and Billips Hood v. The ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT OF UNION COUNTY, North Carolina.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

June 3, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joe P. McCollum, Jr., Monroe, for plaintiff-appellants.

Love & Milliken by John R. Milliken, Monroe, for defendant-appellee.


MEYER, Justice.

James Dennis Rape came into ownership and possession of a 17.45-acre tract of land in Union County in 1973. The Union County Board of Commissioners adopted a comprehensive zoning ordinance on 14 April 1975, effective 2 June 1975. On the effective date of the ordinance, Mr. Rape's 17.45-acre tract was being farmed; no business other than farming was operated on this tract prior to 1980. The Rape tract and the surrounding area were zoned low density...

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