In Re Zoning Violation of Coleman

BROCK, Judge.

G.S. 160-178 provides that the rulings of municipal boards of adjustment shall be subject to review by “proceedings in the nature of certiorari.” The scope of review must be equal to that provided by G.S. Chap. 148, Art. 33, §§ 143-306 et seq. Jarrell v. Board of Adjustment, 258 N.C. 476, 128 S.E. 2d 879. G.S. 143-316 provides that appeals to the appellate division in proceedings governed by Art. 33 shall be under rules of procedure applicable to other civil cases. Therefore, the rule that an appeal to the appellate division may be prosecuted only at the instance of a party or…