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Questions to Determine Standing 54 Please select one of the following three options to determine standing. 1. Do you have an ownership/leasehold interest in, or an option to purchase, the property that is the subject of this hearing? ❑ Yes ❑ No 2. If you do not have an ownership interest in the property what special damages will you incur if this permit is granted? NC Courts have ruled that in order to establish standing through "special damages"an individual must demonstrate by competent, material, and substantial evidence that approving a project will cause them to suffer a diminution in property value (causes of diminution could be noise, traffic, etc.). Lay opinion is insufficient by itself to establish a diminution in property value. Only expert opinion that substantiates a diminution of property value is sufficient. I intend to submit the following competent, material and substantial evidence to support my claim of special damages as a qualification for standing to testify in this case. 3. Are you representing an owners' or lessees' association of which any individual member has established standing pursuant to 1) or 2) above? ❑ Yes ❑ No If yes, the member purported to have standing must demonstrate as noted above. Person Claiming Standing Based on the information above, I assert that I am a person with standing to offer testimony in this case and to participate in the hearing as permitted under NC statutes. I understand that the Board of Adjustment will make the final determinations of standing for witnesses in this hearing. Name- Address- Phone- Email: Signature Date