Boards and Commissions

 

City Council

City Council Meetings

Board of Adjustment

Board of Adjustment Meetings

Duties: To review decisions made by the office of zoning administration, review special use permits requested by applicants, review variances requested by applicants, and interpret zoning ordinances. 

Historic Preservation Commission

Historic Preservation Meetings

Current Cases

Duties: Quasi-judicial board which reviews applications for Certificates of Appropriateness, ensuring that exterior changes to landmarks and properties within historic districts are not incongruous with the character of the property of district. Other duties include: safegaurding the heritage of the City of Wilson through preservation efforts, and promoting the preservation, restoration, use and conservation of such property for the education, pleasure and enrichment of the residents of the city, county, and state as a whole.

Planning Board

Planning Board Meetings

Duties:
  • To carry out the planning and zoning activities of the City of Wilson pursuant to the provisions of the General Statutes of North Carolina. Specifically, to study the resources and needs of the city and prepare plans for the systematic future development and betterment of the city.
  • To provide plans for dividing the city into zoning districts and to prepare plans specifying the height, area, manner of construction, and use of structures and buildings to be erected in such districts.
  • The Board prepares and submits to the City Council for approval and adoption, reports and recommendations, as to regulations of the percentage of a lot that may be occupied; the size of yards, courts, and other open spaces; and the location and use of buildings and structures and land for trade, industry, residence, or other purposes.
  • It is the duty of the Board to make and adopt a master plan for the physical development of the city and its extraterritorial jurisdiction.