The sole issue here is whether the trial court erred in dismissing the petition for writ of certiorari as being untimely filed. G.S. 160A-388(e) provides, in relevant part, that “[e]very decision of the board [of adjustment] shall be subject to review by the superior court by proceedings in the nature of certiorari.” The statute, however, requires that petitions for certiorari be filed in superior court “within 30 days after the decision of the board is filed in such office as the ordinance specifies, or after a written copy thereof is delivered to every aggrieved party . . . whichever is later.” Id. While the trial court found that the notice of the board’s decision was received over 30 days before the petition for writ of certiorari was filed, it did not address the question of when the decision was filed with the office specified in the ordinance. Consequently, we must remand this case for additional findings.
Where the trial court makes findings of fact, they must be sufficient to support the judgment. Rock v. Ballou, 286 N.C. 99,
Reversed and remanded.