Legal Opinion
Snow v. Amherst County Board of Zoning Appeals
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided September 16, 1994No. Record No. 931613PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hassell
In this appeal, we consider whether landowners have obtained a vested property right to use their land in the manner described by the terms of a zoning variance.
In 1989, James H. and Mary C. Snow wanted to buy and develop for residential purposes a 3.76-acre parcel of land (the parcel) in Amherst County. The parcel is surrounded on three sides by property owned by Amherst County. The County’s property had been developed as a watershed lake and is known as Mill Creek Reservoir.
The parcel is also located adjacent to a conservation zone created by a zoning ordinance, which prohibited…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Board of Supervisors of Fairfax County v. Medical Structures, Inc.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1972
- Board of Supervisors of Fairfax County v. Cities Service Oil Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1972
- Notestein v. Board of Supervisors of Appomattox CountySupreme Court of Virginia · 1990
- Town of Stephens City v. RussellSupreme Court of Virginia · 1991
- Notestein v. BOARD OF SUP'RSSupreme Court of Virginia · 1990
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3Cited by13 opinions
- BD. OF SUP'RS OF PR. WILL. v. Omni HomesSupreme Court of Virginia · 1997
- Board of Zoning Appeals v. CaseLin Systems, Inc.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1998
- City of Suffolk Ex Rel. Herbert v. Board of Zoning AppealsSupreme Court of Virginia · 2003
- Hale v. BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS, TOWN OF BLACKSBURGSupreme Court of Virginia · 2009
- Goyonaga v. Board of Zoning AppealsSupreme Court of Virginia · 2008
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