Riles v. Board of Zoning Appeals of Roanoke

In this case, the trial court affirmed a decision of the Board of Zoning Appeals of the City of Roanoke (the Board) granting a variance from the City’s zoning ordinance. On appeal, the dispositive question is whether the Board applied erroneous principles of law in granting the variance and the trial court, therefore, erred in affirming the Board’s decision.

On March 19, 1991, Roanoke Mental Hygiene Service, Incorporated (the Applicant) applied to the Board for a special exception and variance that would allow the Applicant to operate a residential substance abuse group care facility for 24…