As authorized by G.S. § 143-214. 5, the Board of Adjustment, in addition to its authority as the watershed review board in deciding appeals and making adjustments to the exterior boundary of Watershed Overlay Districts, per § 12.8 and § 12.9, respectively, shall have the authority to approve applications for density averaging for the WS-IV Lake Wylie Protected and Critical Watersheds, in accordance with § 5.15(F). All decisions rendered by the Board of Adjustment regarding density averaging cases (approved and denied cases) will be filed in the Gaston County Register of Deeds via a prepared order developed by city staff, per § 5.15(F)(3)(f). The city will be responsible for recording these orders and will charge a fee that is equal to the fee charged by the Gaston County Register of Deeds to record deeds and other real estate documents, which will be added to the application fee associated with density averaging requests, and which will be paid by the applicant upon submittal.
(Ord. passed 10-10-2022; Ord. passed 6-10-2024)