Shuford v. Town of Waynesville

Governing authorities of municipal corporations in North Carolina were first vested with authority to adopt zoning ordinances by ch. 250, Public Laws 1923. This act requires that ordinances adopted under authority thereof shall: (a) Be made in accordance with a comprehensive plan; (b) provide for the manner in which such regulations and restrictions and the boundaries of such districts shall be determined, established and enforced; (c) provide for the appointment of a commission to be known as the Zoning Commission to recommend the boundaries of the various original districts and appropriate…