Bd. of Commrs. of Henry County v. Welch

Bell, Justice.

This appeal concerns the proper interpretation of certain zoning ordinances enacted by appellant Henry County Board of Commissioners. Appellee James Welch owns a tract of land in Henry County. In June 1983 he applied for a building permit to erect a residential structure on the tract, but the permit was denied by the Zoning Administrator and Chief Building Inspector. Welch appealed to the County Board of Zoning Appeals. The Board of Appeals denied the appeal, for the reason that Welch’s tract was zoned “R-100,” and that *683his planned structure fell 50 square feet short of the…