McNair v. Clatterbuck

The Zoning Administrator of Rappahannock County brought this suit to enjoin Archie Clatterbuck and Annie Clatterbuck from violating a County zoning ordinance. The trial court sustained a demurrer and dismissed the suit on the ground that it lacked jurisdiction to grant an injunction because the zoning ordinance did not expressly provide for its enforcement by injunction. The Zoning Administrator appeals.

Code § 15.1-491 provides:

“§ 15.1-491. Permitted provisions in ordinances; amendments. —A zoning ordinance may include, among other things, reasonable regulations and provisions as to any or…