136-44.52. Variance from transportation corridor official map.
(a) The Department of Transportation, the regional public transportation authority, the regional transportation authority, the local government, or other entity listed in subsection (a) of G.S. 136-44.50 that initiated the transportation corridor official map shall establish procedures for considering petitions for variance from the requirements of G.S. 136-44.51.
(b) The procedure established by the State shall provide for written notice to the Mayor and Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners of any affected city or county, and for the hearing to be held in the county where the affected property is located.
(c) Local governments may provide for petitions for variances to be heard by the board of adjustment or other boards or commissions which can hear variances authorized by G.S. 160A-388. The procedures for boards of adjustment shall be followed except that no vote greater than a majority shall be required to grant a variance.
(c1) The procedure established by a regional public transportation authority or a regional transportation authority pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall provide for a hearing de novo by the Department of Transportation for any petition for variance which is denied by the regional public transportation authority or the regional transportation authority. All hearings held by the Department of Transportation under this subsection shall be conducted in accordance with procedures established by the Department of Transportation pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.
(d) A variance may be granted upon a showing that:
(1) Even with the tax benefits authorized by this Article, no reasonable return may be earned from the land; and
(2) The requirements of G.S. 136-44.51 result in practical difficulties or unnecessary hardships.
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