Town of Pine Knoll Shores v. Evans

*80GREENE, Judge.

The plaintiff, Town of Pine Knoll Shores (Town), appeals from a judgment of the trial court permitting the defendants to avoid, by payment of $2,000.00 to Town, removing a “deck” which Town contends the defendants constructed in violation of Town zoning ordinance.

Town is a municipality located on a barrier island in Carteret County. Defendants own a home in Pine Knoll Shores which is situated along an artificially-made canal which is connected with Bogue Sound. Town has enacted a comprehensive zoning code pursuant to its power under N.C.G.S. § 160A-381. The code classifies the…