# April 18, 2024, Board of Adjustment Agenda Packet 

**Body:** Town of Black Mountain — Board of Adjustment
**Date:** April 18, 2024 12:00 AM EDT (2024-04-18T00:00:00-04:00)

**Link:** https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/2560

## Summary

The upcoming Board of Adjustment meeting on April 18th will primarily involve a training session with the Town Attorney, focusing on legal procedures and guidelines for handling special use permits and variances. A key item of business will be a final vote on a variance request for the property at 114 Louisa Street, which would allow a secondary structure to be built with a reduced setback due to an existing walking trail easement. 

The Board will also formally approve the agenda and minutes from their previous meeting, both standard procedural steps. Citizens may be interested in attending or watching the meeting to learn more about how variances are approved and to understand the outcome of the Louisa Street variance request, which impacts property development in that area. 

The training session will ensure the Board operates within legal guidelines, impacting future decisions related to property adjustments and special use permits.

## Agenda

- [I. CALL TO ORDER](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/2560/item/7409)
- [II. ADOPTION OF AGENDA](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/2560/item/7410)
- [III . ADOPTION OF MINUTES](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/2560/item/7411)
- [IV. OLD BUSINESS](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/2560/item/7412)
- [V. NEW BUSINESS](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/2560/item/7413)
- [1. Approval of Order for 114 Louisa Street Variance](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/2560/item/7414)
- [2. Training with Brian Gulden](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/2560/item/7415)
- [VI. COMMUNICATION FROM BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/2560/item/7416)
- [VII. COMMUNICATION FROM STAFF](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/2560/item/7417)
- [VIII. ADJOURNMENT](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/2560/item/7418)

## Votes

- Lauren Dodgin made a motion to adopt the agenda as presented. The motion was seconded by John Hines — Passed, 4-0
- Lauren Dodgin made a motion to adopt the minutes of March 17, 2024, as written. — Passed, 4-0
- Lauren Dodgin made a motion to approve the order granting the variance request for 114 Lousia Street as written. — Passed, 4-0

## Documents

- [agenda_2024-04-18.pdf](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/2560?document=5200)
- [minutes_2024-04-18.pdf](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/2560?document=5201)

## Sources

- [CivicClerk](https://blackmountainnc.portal.civicclerk.com/#!/events/597)