"Zoning has for a century enabled cities to chart their own course. It is a useful and popular institution, enabling homeowners to protect their main investment
"Chapter 160D of the North Carolina General Statutes is the first major recodification and modernization of city and county development regulations since 1905.
Zoning is one of the most visible and important functions of local governments. Few issues will pack a hearing room more quickly than a controversial zoning cas