Seems that the Charlotte zoning folks have been taking lessions in you to abuse the English language from Bill Clinton. The word in question is “facade” and the idea was to keep Town & Country Ford from keeping its fooftop sign via a misdefinition of the word. The zoning board didn’t quite get away with it though, thanks to the N.C. Court of Appeals.

It does make you wonder why else is in this city might be subject to zoning misregulation but doesn’t have the resources to fight city hall…