The Gastonia Board of Adjustments held a public hearing on May 28, 2026, at 9:00 AM in City Hall Council Chamber to consider a variance request to reduce the minimum lot size for two lots out of six being subdivided at 1818 Winget Street. The board, with four members present (one absent), voted unanimously to approve the variance after concluding it met the four required statutory findings.
We're doing the best we can. The things happen with uh health and with issues, people getting sick or problems, and uh we're like everybody else. We we have issues sometimes. But um right now we're together, and my name is Lee Taylor, and I'm chairman of the Board of Adjustment. On behalf of the board, I'd like to welcome you to today's meeting. Thanks for being patient. This time I'd like to go around and ask the folks here, the board members, to state their name, and uh this make sure this way we'll make sure that the microphones on and that we can everybody can hear us. But um, if you'll let us know if you've had any contacts for the record, um discuss these this matter of today with you, or do you have any reason that you cannot uh sit here and make a decision today? So if you will um let's start here with Dr. Davis. My name is Ottawa's Reed, and I've had no contact for this case. Sean Jones, no contact from anyone, James Nebo. No contact. Okay, good. So at this time, then I want to declare a quorum for the meeting, and uh we do have the four people that we will need. Um if my understanding right, this is a variance matter, so we have to have all four of us in agreement if that is correct. That's correct. Uh so all four of us. Requires a four-fifth vote to approve a variance. Uh one member is absent, so you will have to have a unanimous vote this morning. Okay. I just want to make sure, just in case uh that's not gonna make a difference. I know from the standpoint everybody's gonna decide this based on what they think. So uh and what the the city tells us. Um at this time, then I want to um let's see, talk about the the last minutes of the meetings. Uh we had a meeting on December 4, 2025, and um those minutes were mailed out to everyone under the new procedures where I remember right, and somebody can correct me if I say it wrong, but everyone gets the the minutes several weeks after the meeting, so it's still fresh in your mind, and then you look at it, and you're supposed to notify me if you have any problems or questions about the minutes or changes. I got no one contacted me, and um so the meetings, the minutes that we have were uh accepted, and I've already signed off on them. But is there any other things at this time that anybody has a reason to change that? Is there a motion? We do need a motion to adopt the meeting minutes as submitted or or revised. So I would uh be glad to hear a motion at this time to uh to adopt the meeting minutes. Uh James Nebo, I move that we adopt those minutes. Thank you, Mr. Nebo. And is there a second? I tell you as read, I second it. Thank you. All right, Miss Mince, are you clear on all that? Okay, thank you. Call for the vote. Yeah, all I'll just make sure she cleared who who did what. All those in favor, please say aye. Aye, raise your raise your right hand. We'll be a little more efficient. And um make sure and any opposed, it looked like we were unanimous, so almost it was unanimous. All right, at this time I have a statement to read that is um required. Only competent substantial fact-based testimony or evidence will be considered by this board in deciding the quasi-judicial matters listed on today's agenda. The board cannot legally consider pure speculation or opinion unsupported by competent facts and weighing the appropriateness of the application. If you intend to comment or provide evidence or testimony this morning, please keep this in mind. It must be factual.