Fritts v. Carolinas Cement Co., GP

This appeal arises out of a petition by certain landowners, filed in the trial court, for a writ of certiorari to review a decision by a local board of zoning appeals. At issue is the trial court’s affirmance of the board’s decision permitting the construction of a nearby industrial facility as a by-right use under the applicable zoning ordinance.

BACKGROUND

In August 1999, Carolinas Cement Company, GP, trading as Roanoke Cement Company (Carolinas Cement), began negotiations to purchase a parcel of land containing approximately seven acres and located in the Kelley Industrial Park in Warren…