Legal Opinion
Morris Communications Corp. v. City of Bessemer City Zoning Board of Adjustment
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided June 16, 2011No. 150A10PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARTIN, Justice.
In this appeal we consider whether a local board of adjustment erred in prohibiting a company from relocating a sign as necessary to accommodate a state highway project.
In 2000 Morris Communications Corporation d/b/a Fairway Outdoor Advertising (Fairway) lawfully constructed a sign on land situated along the Gastonia Highway in Bessemer City, North Carolina. The sign stood in close proximity to the highway and a NAPA auto parts store located on the same parcel. In July 2005 the North Carolina Department of Transportation (DOT) notified Fairway that it was condemning a portion…
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