The planning board shall exercise all duties that may be assigned to planning boards under G.S. 160D-301 and boards of adjustment under G.S. 160D-302. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is the express intent of this chapter that all questions of interpretation and enforcement shall first be presented to the zoning official or his authorized representative, and that such questions shall be presented to the planning board only on an appeal from the decision of the zoning official or his authorized representative, and that recourse from the decision of the planning board shall be to the courts as provided by law.
(Ord. No. 29, § 6.3, 8-17-1991; Ord. No. 2021- 0607, § 1, 6-28-2021)