Rachel Owns a Beach House and Wants to Build a Deck.Zoning

question 58

Multiple Choice

Rachel owns a beach house and wants to build a deck.Zoning restrictions limit decks to 120 square feet,but Rachel wants to build one that is 144 square feet.Which of the following should Rachel do next?

• A) She can go ahead and build it as the law permits that once the deck is built it cannot be brought down.
• B) She should ask for a nonconforming exemption.
• C) She should ask for a variance.
• D) She must shift to some other location, because once zoning ordinances are in place, they allow for no changes, variations, or exceptions.
• E) She should lobby her local zoning board to force them to change the restriction as that is the only plausible recourse.

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