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Board of Adjustment tables variance request for accessory structure at 4222 Antioch Church Road
Summary
Weddington’s Board of Adjustment on June 23 tabled an application requesting a variance for an accessory structure at 4222 Antioch Church Road after staff and board members found the submission incomplete; the matter was moved to the July 28 planning board meeting to allow the applicant to supply a survey, septic information and a hardship statement.
The Weddington Town Board of Adjustment voted on June 23 to table an application requesting a variance from UDO section D917DM.1B4 for an accessory structure at 4222 Antioch Church Road to the July 28 planning board meeting, giving the applicant 30 days to provide a complete application and supporting survey information.
Board members and staff said the application as submitted lacked required details, including a clear statement of the UDO section at issue, a factual survey showing building and property dimensions, the location of the septic field, and a statement explaining the hardship that would justify a variance. A staff member told the board the filing was effectively a builder plot plan and not an accurate survey and recommended the applicant return with a corrected submission.
The applicant told the board he was inexperienced with the variance process and provided his property address for the record: “My address is 4222 Antioch Church Road,” (Applicant). He said he wanted to build a pool house but was unsure how to complete the application and had not included the required detail; board members and a surveyor recommended he consult the town planner, obtain an accurate survey showing setbacks and septic location, and consider legal counsel if necessary because this is a quasi‑judicial proceeding.
A board member moved to table the matter to the July 28 planning board meeting to allow the applicant time to revise and supplement the submission; another member seconded the motion and the board approved the tabling. The chair confirmed the new date as July 28 at 6 p.m. The meeting adjourned following that vote.
What happens next: the applicant is expected to work with the town planner and provide a corrected application packet with a survey and evidence of any hardship claimed. If the board’s eventual decision is appealed, that appeal would proceed to the North Carolina Court of Appeals, a board member noted during the hearing.
Reported authorities and references from the hearing include the cited UDO section D917DM.1B4 (accessory uses and relative location to adjacent rights-of-way) and a general reference to state law requiring allowance for accessory dwelling units (ADUs) raised during discussion. The board recorded the tabling action to the July 28 planning board meeting at 6:00 p.m.
