Simpson v. City of Charlotte

WYNN, Judge.

On 23 September 1991 the City of Charlotte adopted a new zoning ordinance effective 1 January 1992. The new ordinance contained section 12.505 which allowed a quarry to be established in any zoning district, including residential districts, subject to certain requirements. Respondent Vulcan Materials Co. filed an application with the city’s Building Standards Department for a permit for the construction and operation of a quarry on 112 acres of land zoned light industrial, general industrial, and multi-family. The land adjoins an existing quarry which has been in operation since…