Legal Opinion
Higgs v. Kirkbride
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided November 5, 1999No. Record 990006; Record 990073PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Koontz
In these appeals, which we consolidated for argument, the primary issue we consider is whether the trial court erred in reversing a decision of a board of zoning appeals that a lot created by the subdivision of an existing residential lot is irregularly shaped and, thus, does not have a sufficient average width for the zone in which the lot is located.
BACKGROUND
The dispositive facts are not in dispute. Michael L. Kirkbride and Delores A. Kirkbride (the Kirkbrides) are the owners of Lot 11, commonly known as 6226 North 23rd Street, in the Fenwick & Lutrell’s Addition of East Falls Church in…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Masterson v. Board of Zoning AppealsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1987
- Foster v. GellerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1994
- Donovan v. Board of Zoning AppealsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1996
- Palmer v. Duke Power Co.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1998
- Board of Zoning Appeals v. 852 L.L.C.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1999
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Lamar Co., LLC v. Board of Zoning AppealsSupreme Court of Virginia · 2005
- Patton v. City of GalaxSupreme Court of Virginia · 2005
- Bennett v. ZelinskyCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2005
- City of Emporia Board of Zoning Appeals v. MangumSupreme Court of Virginia · 2002
- Fritts v. Carolinas Cement Co., GPSupreme Court of Virginia · 2001
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