Legal Opinion

Capricorn Equity Corp. v. Town of Chapel Hill Board of Adjustment

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided July 2, 1993No. 187PA92PublishedCited by 43 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PARKER, Justice.

The issues before the Court for review are (i) whether the Court of Appeals erred in remanding the case to superior court to make findings of fact and (ii) whether the superior court erred in reversing the decision of respondent board to deny petitioner’s application for building and zoning compliance permits. The factual background of this action is as follows. In October 1989 petitioner applied to the Town of Chapel Hill Inspections Department for building permits to construct duplexes intended for occupancy by graduate students on Roberson Street in Chapel Hill, North…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Village of Belle Terre v. BoraasSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  2. Coastal Ready-Mix Concrete Co. v. Board of CommissionersSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1980
  3. Lee v. . Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1946
  4. North Carolina Savings & Loan League v. North Carolina Credit Union CommissionSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1981
  5. Godfrey v. Zoning Bd. of Adjustment of Union CountySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1986

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3Cited by43 opinions

  1. Westminster Homes, Inc. v. Town of Cary Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2001
  2. Morris Communications Corp. v. City of Bessemer City Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2011
  3. Tate Terrace Realty Investors, Inc. v. Currituck CountyCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1997
  4. Ayers v. Board of Adjustment for RobersonvilleCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1994
  5. Lambeth v. Town of Kure BeachCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2003

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