Legal Opinion
Welter v. Rowan County Board of Commissioners
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided September 16, 2003No. COA02-1048PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McGEE, Judge.
The Rowan County Board of Commissioners (Commissioners) adopted the Rowan County Zoning Ordinance (the zoning ordinance) on 19 January 1998, covering the unincorporated areas in Rowan County. Allen and Barbara Welter (petitioners) bought an existing go- cart track, known as Millbridge Speedway (the speedway), as an investment in 1989. The speedway was built prior to the adoption of the zoning ordinance. Under the zoning ordinance, the speedway location was zoned rural agricultural. The speedway, therefore, became a nonconforming use under the zoning ordinance. Go-cart tracks are…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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