Murdock v. Chatham County

STEELMAN, Judge.

Chatham County’s Zoning Ordinance has the force of law; therefore, its provisions cannot be waived. A county planning board or official has no authority to modify the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance by interpretation. Chatham County was required to follow the correct procedural specifications, which required a thirty-day period between the filing of a proposed amendment and the hearing dates in amending its Zoning Ordinance. Plaintiffs had standing to challenge the Chatham County Board of Commissioners decision because they have presented sufficient evidence as to the…