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Keeping zoning roles understandable presents ‘daunting task,’ NC justice notes

A North Carolina Supreme Court justice used an opinion Friday in an Orange County zoning dispute to point out the increasing complexity of local zoning rules. He labeled the effort to keep those rules consistent and unambiguous a “daunting task.”

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State Supreme Court skeptical of mandatory buffer for Orange County horse farm

Questions during oral arguments Wednesday suggest the North Carolina Supreme Court does not favor mandating a 30-foot buffer between an Orange County subdivision and a neighboring horse farm. Plaintiff Alison Arter sued the county and property owners involved with the Array subdivision in 2021.

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Split Appeals Court rejects Orange County horse farm owner’s development dispute

The state Appeals Court split 2-1 in ruling Tuesday against the owner of a horse farm in Orange County. The owner had argued that county rules required a buffer that would shield her property from a new housing development.

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Keeping zoning roles understandable presents ‘daunting task,’ NC justice notes

State Supreme Court skeptical of mandatory buffer for Orange County horse farm

Split Appeals Court rejects Orange County horse farm owner’s development dispute

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