(A) This subchapter addresses the establishment of the Board of Adjustment and those rules governing said Board. The purpose of this Board is to assist in the implementation of this subchapter with regards to appeals, change in kind of non-conforming uses, variances, and special use permits.
(B) General rules. The Zoning Board of Adjustment shall be governed by the terms of G.S. Chapter 153A, Article 18, Part 3 and G.S. § 160A-388 and by the Davie County Zoning Ordinance. All members of the Board shall thoroughly familiarize themselves with these laws.
(C) Powers and duties of the Board of Adjustment. The Zoning Board of Adjustment shall have the powers and duties listed in this section.
(D) Subpoena power.
(1) The Board of Adjustment may subpoena witnesses and compel the production of evidence.
(2) If a person fails or refuses to obey a subpoena issued pursuant to this division, the Board of Adjustment may apply to the General Court of Justice for an order requiring that its order be obeyed, and the Court shall have jurisdiction to issue these orders after notice to all proper parties.
(3) No testimony of any witness before the Board of Adjustment, pursuant to a subpoena issued in exercise of the power conferred by this subsection, may be used against the witness in the trial of any civil or criminal action, other than a prosecution for false swearing committed on the examination.
(4) Any person who, while under oath during a proceeding before the Board of Adjustment, willfully swears falsely is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
(Ord. passed 6-1-2015)