Rachel Owns a Beach Home and Wants to Build a Deck

question 77

Multiple Choice

Rachel owns a beach home 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.

• A) If she builds it, then she can't be asked to tear it down once it's completed.
• 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) Her only recourse is to lobby her local zoning board to force them to change the restriction.

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