Concerned Citizens of Downtown Asheville v. Board of Adjustment

ARNOLD, Judge.

Defendant Board of Adjustment of the City of Asheville contends that plaintiffs lacked standing to seek review of the Zoning Board of Adjustment’s decision. We agree.

An appeal from a board of zoning adjustment decision may be taken by any person “aggrieved.” N.C.G.S. § 160A-388(e). Thus, plaintiffs had standing only if they were aggrieved persons within the meaning of the statute. Heery v. Town of Highlands Zoning Board of Adjustment, 61 N.C. App. 612, 300 S.E. 2d 869 (1983). As the court in Heery pointed out, an aggrieved party is one who can show either “some interest in the…