<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 18-160. - Appeals to the Wayne County Board of Adjustment.</div>
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               (a)
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               The Wayne County Board of Adjustment shall hear and decide appeals from and review
               any order, requirement, decision, or determination made by the enforcement officer
               or designee. The Wayne County Board of Adjustment may overturn such order, requirement,
               decision, or determination where it will not be contrary to the public interest, where
               owing to special conditions, a literal enforcement of the provisions of this ordinance
               will, in an individual case, result in practical difficulty or unnecessary hardship
               so that the spirit of the ordinance shall be observed, the public safety and welfare
               secured and substantial justice done.
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               (b)
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               No order, requirement, decision, or determination may be reversed or affirmed until
               after a public hearing has been held on the request. The total amount of time allowed
               for the supporters or the opponents of a petition to present arguments at the hearing
               shall be determined at the time of public hearing. At the hearing, the presiding officer
               of the hearing will decide whether to grant all or part of the request for additional
               time.
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               (c)
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               In cases involving a controversial matter and a large number of persons wish to speak
               at the public hearing in favor of or against a request, the planning department reserves
               the right to require those persons to sign up in advance of the public hearing in
               order to facilitate and organize the speakers. Persons who do not register to speak
               in advance shall be allowed that right at the public hearing. If such a requirement
               for pre-registration is necessary, the advertised public hearing notice shall clearly
               indicate this requirement. Anyone who speaks or presents evidence shall be under oath.
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               (d)
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               Any person or persons aggrieved by a decision of the board may appeal the decision
               of the board of adjustment to the Superior Court of North Carolina within 30 days
               after a written and signed copy of the decision is filed in the planning department.
               Any aggrieved party may submit a written request for the decision at the time of the
               hearing. The venue for the appeal shall be in Wayne County North Carolina.
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               (Ord. of 9-4-2012(Att. A), Â§ 10)
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