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Greenville Board of Adjustment Meeting – July 24, 2025

Board of Adjustment — Thursday, July 24, 2025
BodyGreenville, North Carolina
SessionBoard of Adjustment
DateThursday, July 24, 2025
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1:38

Good evening.

1:39

The meeting will now come to order.

1:40

Welcome to the July 24th, 2025 meeting of the Greenville Board of Adjustments.

1:45

Ms.

1:45

Clerk, can I have a roll call, please?

1:47

Brian Perdle.

1:48

Here.

1:48

Carol Bass.

1:49

Here.

1:50

Jermaine McNair.

1:51

Sterling Ruben.

1:53

Nicholas White.

1:54

Here.

1:54

McKenzie Burns.

1:56

Clayton Sell.

1:58

Jeremy Jordan.

1:59

Here.

1:59

John Southware.

2:01

Here.

2:01

David Newman.

2:02

Here.

2:02

And we am Curry.

2:04

Here.

2:04

We have Quorum.

2:05

Thank you.

2:07

Mr.

2:07

Chair.

2:07

Uh good evening, Mr.

2:08

Chair, members of the board.

2:10

The voting members for all agenda items tonight are Mr.

2:14

Pertle, Ms.

2:15

Bass, Mr.

2:16

McNair, Mr.

2:17

White, Mr.

2:18

Self, Mr.

2:19

Jordan, Mr.

2:20

Southworth, Mr.

2:21

Newman, and Mr.

2:22

Arcurry are not voting members but are allowed to participate in the discussions and allowed to ask questions.

2:29

And Mr.

2:30

Attorney, will you go ahead and give us your statement for the day?

2:32

Yes, sir.

2:34

The following general introduction to quasi judicial hearings and disclosure statement applies to all evidentiary matters for consideration by the board tonight.

2:43

To the board and to members of the public, please note that for any variance hearing, a fourth-fifth vote of the board is required to grant a variance.

2:51

For all other evidentiary hearings, the decision will be made by a simple majority vote of the board.

2:56

The hearings tonight are quasi-judicial evidentiary hearings.

2:59

That means that they are like a court hearing.

3:02

State law sets specific procedures and rules concerning how this board must make its decision.

3:07

These rules are different from other types of land use decisions like rezoning cases.

3:12

The board's discretion is limited.

3:14

The board must base its decision upon competent material and substantial evidence in the record.

3:19

A quasi-judicial decision is not a popularity contest.

3:23

It is a decision constrained by the standards in the ordinance and based on the facts presented to the board.

3:41

Witnesses should provide factual testimony as to how this project does or does not meet the standards.

3:47

As a witness, all other parties have the right to object to your testimony and cross-examine you.

3:53

Ultimately, the board will determine what evidence to consider and how much weight to assign to the evidence presented.

4:00

Participation is limited.

4:04

Parties withstanding have rights to participate fully.

4:08

Parties withstanding may present evidence, call witnesses, object to testimony, cross-examine witnesses, and make legal arguments.

4:15

Witnesses for a party may present competent material and substantial evidence that is not repetitive as allowed by the board.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
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Mental Health Awareness███████████████23%
Pending Litigation█████7%
Summary of Proceedings

Greenville Board of Adjustment Meeting – July 24, 2025

The Greenville Board of Adjustment met on July 24, 2025, at 6:00 PM in the City Council Chambers. The meeting covered approval of prior minutes, a public hearing for a special use permit, and election of officers. All votes were unanimous.

Consent Calendar

  • Approval of Agenda: Motion by Mr. McNair, seconded by Mr. Jordan, passed unanimously.
  • Approval of Minutes (June 26, 2025): Motion by Mr. McNair, seconded by Mr. Southworth, passed unanimously.

Public Hearing: Special Use Permit for Gary Lee

  • Applicant Gary Lee spoke in favor of the request to operate a mental health, emotional, or physical day program at 1512 N Greene Street (tax parcel 06543). He stated he is a licensed clinical addiction specialist and his wife holds a doctorate in trauma therapy; they have operated Spirit and Truth Worship Center at the location for five to six years and seek to expand services.
  • No one spoke in opposition to the request.

Discussion Items

  • Staff Presentation (Bryan Jones, Lead Planner): The property is zoned CDF (Downtown Commercial Fringe), 0.3 acre with 50 feet frontage on N Greene Street and N Pitt Street, and houses an existing 10,927-square-foot commercial building. Surrounding uses include tire shops, vacant land, and Perdue AgriBusiness. The use complies with the Horizon 2026 Future Land Use Plan. Notice was mailed to adjoining property owners on July 9, 2025, and published in the Daily Reflector on July 12 and July 19, 2025.
  • Staff Recommended Conditions: Facility must comply with all state/federal licensing, health certifications, background checks, and NC DHHS requirements; clients may not wait or be outside unsupervised; behavior rules (no aggressive actions, littering, fighting, yelling, loitering); compliance with city code, state licensing, building, and fire codes.
  • Board Discussion: No further discussion occurred after the public hearing was closed.

Key Outcomes

  • Finding of Facts: Motion by Mr. McNair, seconded by Ms. Bass, to approve the Finding of Facts as presented by staff. Passed unanimously.
  • Petition Approval: Motion by Mr. McNair, seconded by Ms. Bass, to approve the petition with staff’s recommended conditions. Passed unanimously.
  • Election of Chair: Ryan Purtle was nominated by Nicholas White and elected unanimously as Chair.
  • Election of Vice Chair: Carol Bass was nominated by Jermaine McNair and elected unanimously as Vice Chair.
  • Adjournment: Motion by Mr. McNair, seconded by Mr. White, passed unanimously. Meeting adjourned at 6:23 PM.

Meeting Transcript

Good evening. The meeting will now come to order. Welcome to the July 24th, 2025 meeting of the Greenville Board of Adjustments. Ms. Clerk, can I have a roll call, please? Brian Perdle. Here. Carol Bass. Here. Jermaine McNair. Sterling Ruben. Nicholas White. Here. McKenzie Burns. Clayton Sell. Jeremy Jordan. Here. John Southware. Here. David Newman. Here. And we am Curry. Here. We have Quorum. Thank you. Mr. Chair. Uh good evening, Mr. Chair, members of the board. The voting members for all agenda items tonight are Mr. Pertle, Ms. Bass, Mr. McNair, Mr. White, Mr. Self, Mr. Jordan, Mr. Southworth, Mr. Newman, and Mr. Arcurry are not voting members but are allowed to participate in the discussions and allowed to ask questions. And Mr. Attorney, will you go ahead and give us your statement for the day? Yes, sir. The following general introduction to quasi judicial hearings and disclosure statement applies to all evidentiary matters for consideration by the board tonight. To the board and to members of the public, please note that for any variance hearing, a fourth-fifth vote of the board is required to grant a variance. For all other evidentiary hearings, the decision will be made by a simple majority vote of the board. The hearings tonight are quasi-judicial evidentiary hearings. That means that they are like a court hearing. State law sets specific procedures and rules concerning how this board must make its decision. These rules are different from other types of land use decisions like rezoning cases. The board's discretion is limited.

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