Vulcan Materials Co. v. Greenville County Board of Zoning Appeals

CURETON, Judge:

In this zoning appeal, the Greenville County Board of Zoning Appeals (Board) challenges the circuit court’s order to issue Vulcan Material Company a Certificate of Occupancy so Vulcan may implement its mine development plan as a nonconforming use. We affirm.

FACTS

In 1989, Vulcan began to explore the possibility of mining granite in Greenville County. To that end, Vulcan leased three tracts of land from three different owners: the Timmerman Family Trust, Allen Knight, and James Putnam. 1 Aggregately, the leased properties are known as the Princeton site.

To assess the quantity and…