Cleveland Zoning - No to Conditional Use Permit March 2021
The Cleveland, North Carolina zoning board turned down a request for a conditional use exception at a special called meeting tonight 3-11-2021. Cleveland resident, George Eller, wanted to turn on electricity to a 16x24 storage building on his property at 202 School Street. He had installed the portable building last year, and power lines had been added. But, the building did not meet zoning guidelines then or now. The issue came up when he tried to have electricity turned on. The power company would not turn on electricity with the building not to zoning standards. Eller stated that this was when he became aware of the zoning requirements. Since Eller was not able to have power to his storage building, he checked with Cleveland town hall and requested an exception which goes before the zoning board. Tonight Eller explained his dilemma and said that he was not aware of the rules beforehand. He noted that the building in question is at the back of the lot and actually appears to be w