A board of adjustments is established by what level of government regulation?

• A. State Law
• B. City Ordinance
• C. Federal Statute
• D. County Regulation

Answer: (A)

State law provides the enabling authority for local governments to create boards of adjustment. The state sets up the framework that allows cities or counties to regulate land use and to establish a quasi‑judicial board to hear appeals, variances, and interpretations of zoning. Local jurisdictions then adopt a zoning ordinance that establishes the board’s specific duties, procedures, and makeup, but the legal authority to create the board comes from state law. Federal statutes do not establish these local boards, and while local ordinances or county regulations implement the board’s operations, they derive their authority from the state enabling statute.