The Board of Adjustment is a quasi-judicial board. Some powers and duties include interpretation, administrative review, conditional uses, and variances. Click here to read more about how a quasi-judicial hearing is conducted.

Meetings

Meetings are held every other month, beginning in January of each year. The meetings are at 4:00 p.m. on the second Thursday of the month in the Town Hall Meeting Room located at 441 White Pine Drive in Laurel Park.

The Town Manager staffs the Board of Adjustment and may be reached at (828) 693-4840 or email.

Terms of Service

Appointment terms are for three (3) years with an appointment date of January 1.

Six members are appointed by the Town (these members live inside the corporate limits), and one is appointed by Henderson County (this member lives outside the corporate limits but within the Town's land use area).

Members

BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT			3 year term
Member		Current Term Expiration	First Appointed
Ronald Bajakian	ALT	12/31/2025	10/13/2022
Richard Groves		12/31/2025	10/13/2022
Ray Goetsch		12/31/2025	12/14/1999
Stephen Braznell	ETJ	12/31/2023	12/19/2007
Pamela Stover		12/31/2023	12/15/2020
John Crook		12/31/2023	2/16/2010
Susan D. Laborde		12/31/2024	2/19/2019
Mark Morse		12/31/2024	1/19/2020

 

Pending Variances

The Town generally receives 0 - 2 variance applications each year. If received, variances will be posted on the website at least two weeks prior to the hearing date.