Legal Opinion
County of Fairfax v. Southern Iron Works, Inc.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided November 8, 1991No. Record 910097PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Keenan
In this appeal, Fairfax County seeks reversal of a decision in which the trial court declared invalid the Zoning Ordinance Amendment (ZOA) enacted by the Board of Supervisors on December 11, 1989. The trial court declared the ZOA invalid on four separate procedural grounds. We conclude that the trial court erred in invalidating the ZOA on each of the four grounds upon which it relied. Therefore, we will reverse its decision, and based on this action, do not reach the additional issues raised here by the County.
Prior to December 11, 1989, the Fairfax County Zoning Ordinance allowed office…
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