Guilford County Planning & Development Department v. Simmons

LEWIS, Judge.

Defendants sought building permits from the Guilford County Department of Planning and Development to erect two chicken houses on their property. The department denied the permits because defendants’ property did not meet dimensional requirements, although it was zoned correctly. Defendants appealed the denial to the Guilford County Board of Adjustment, requesting variances from the dimensional requirements and raising the issue of whether their property is actually located in Guilford County. The Board ruled that the property is located in Guilford County and denied the…