# Board of Adjustment

**Body:** Town of Black Mountain — Board of Adjustment
**Date:** March 20, 2025 6:00 PM EDT (2025-03-20T18:00:00-04:00)
**Location:** Town Hall,  160 Midland Avenue, Black Mountain, NC, 28711

**Link:** https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/2679

## Summary

The Board of Adjustment will meet on March 20th at Town Hall to address a key issue: a request from property owners at 501 Montreat Road seeking permission to build an addition without fully complying with stream buffer regulations. The Board will review the applicant's case, considering whether strict adherence to these rules would create an unnecessary hardship given questions about the accuracy of existing mapping data. A vote will be taken to either approve or deny this variance, potentially impacting development on that property.

Beyond the Montreat Road matter, the Board will also formally approve both the agenda for this meeting and minutes from their previous gathering in February. These routine approvals ensure the Board's operations are properly documented and moving forward.

This meeting offers a chance to see how the Board of Adjustment balances development interests with environmental protections, particularly concerning stream buffers. Interested residents are encouraged to attend the meeting or view it online through the Town of Black Mountain website, where supporting documents are also available.

## Agenda

- [I. CALL TO ORDER](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/2679/item/6076)
- [II. ADOPTION OF AGENDA](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/2679/item/6077)
- [III. ADOPTION OF MINUTES](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/2679/item/6078)
- [IV. OLD BUSINESS](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/2679/item/6079)
- [V. NEW BUSINESS](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/2679/item/6080)
- [1. Variance Request – 501 Montreat Road](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/2679/item/6081)
- [VI. COMMUNICATION FROM BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/2679/item/6084)
- [VII. COMMUNICATION FROM STAFF](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/2679/item/6085)
- [VIII. ADJOURNMENT](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/2679/item/6086)

## Votes

- Chair Lauren Dodgin made a motion to adopt the agenda as presented. — Passed, 4-0
- Chair Lauren Dodgin made a motion to adopt the minutes of February 20, 2025, as written. — Passed, 4-0

## Documents

- [agenda_packet_2025-03-20.pdf](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/2679?document=5374)
- [minutes_2025-03-20.pdf](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/2679?document=5375)
- [agenda_2025-03-20.pdf](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/2679?document=5373)

## Sources

- [CivicClerk](https://blackmountainnc.portal.civicclerk.com/#!/events/677)