Application of Rea Construction Company

In the issuance of building permits, a city building inspector acts as an administrative agent and must follow the provisions of the zoning ordinance. Lee v. Board of Adjustment, 226 N.C. 107, 37 S.E. 2d 128. Where the applicant meets all the requirements of the ordinance he is entitled to the issuance of a permit as a matter of right and it may not lawfully be withheld. Mitchell v. Barfield, 232 N.C. 325, 59 S.E. 2d 810. A board of adjustment, authorized by G.S. 160-178, is also an administrative agency which acts in a quasi-judicial capacity, its principal function being to issue variance…