Board of Adjustment

One regular member must be a member of the town's Planning Board chosen at that board's annual organizational meeting. Two regular members and one alternate member must be town residents appointed by the town Board of Commissioners. An additional two regular members and one alternate member must be residents of the town's extraterritorial jurisdiction appointed by the Orange County Board of Commissioners.

The town's extraterritorial jurisdiction is an area just outside town limits, established by an agreement between the town and county, in which the town has zoning jurisdiction. For more information, see the jurisdiction and service areas page.

Application forms and deadlines can be reviewed in the Unified Development Ordinance Administrative Manual. Please note that deadlines are for completed applications. Applicants are advised to schedule a time to discuss specific requests with the board’s staff support prior to submitting an application.

Public hearings are held on individual applications at regularly scheduled board meetings. The public is given the opportunity to present evidence and arguments for or against the application and to ask questions on the presentation of the evidence and arguments. The board evaluates applications using the Findings of Fact listed in the Unified Development Ordinance.