Zoning Variances: Is It Better to Ask for Forgiveness than Permission?

Published for Coates' Canons on December 21, 2010.

UPDATE September 2013:  The 2013 legislation revising the board of adjustment statutes codifies the “self-created-hardship” standard for granting variances that is common in many ordinances.  S.L. 2013 – 126 provides that the hardship may not result from actions taken by … Read more

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