***SUP APPLICATION CASES ARE QUASI-JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARINGS, AND ARE NOT A ZONE CHANGE REQUEST***

IN A QUASI-JUDICIAL HEARING AS OPPOSED TO A LEGISLATIVE HEARING (REZONING), ALL TESTIMONY MUST BE SWORN AND IN PERSON BEFORE THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT.  COMMENTS CALLED IN AND LETTERS OR WRITTEN STATEMENTS (SUCH AS PETITIONS) CANNOT BE ENTERED INTO THE RECORD.  HAVING FIRST-HAND TESTIMONY ALLOWS FOR CROSS-EXAMINATION OF ALL WITNESSES BY THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT AND OTHERS IN ATTENDANCE.  TESTIMONY OFFERED ON THE CASE SHOULD BE FROM DIRECT PERSONAL OR PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND FOCUSED ON THE ORDINANCE-SPECIFIED CONSIDERATIONS OF THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT.  THE APPLICANT MUST SHOW THAT THE PROJECT MEETS CERTAIN STANDARDS.  THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT MUST BASE ITS DECISION ON FACTUAL TESTIMONY, NOT GENERAL PUBLIC OPINION. 

Provided below are samples of the mailed notices to neighboring property owners and the on-site posting required by North Carolina General Statutes.

NOTICE TO NEIGHBORS SAMPLE LETTER 2026

ON-SITE POSTING SAMPLE 2026

Official mailed notices and on-site postings specific to the Special Use Permit are distributed pursuant to North Carolina General Statutes.