White Oak Properties, Inc. v. Town of Carrboro

MARTIN, Justice.

The sole issue before us is whether the Court of Appeals erred by holding as a matter of law that White Oak Properties, Inc. (“White Oak”) had only thirty days within which to file its petition for certiorari. We hold that the Court of Appeals did so err, and reverse.

White Oak applied to the Carrboro Board of Aldermen (“Board”) for a conditional use permit to build nineteen townhouse units on a 3.31 acre tract of land. After a series of public hearings the Board denied the application and mailed notice of the denial to White Oak on 25 August 1983. The record is silent as to…