Legal Opinion
Salem Fields, L.L.C. v. Spotsylvania County Zoning Appeals Board
Spotsylvania County Circuit Court
Decided September 6, 1996No. Case No. L96-253PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
By Judge William H. Ledbetter, Jr.
The issue in this case is whether a subdivision developer who has obtained preliminary plat approval and expended funds toward development of its parcel has a “vested right” to proceed with the project despite an intervening zoning reclassification and an ordinance change that tightened the time requirements for final plat approval and recordation.
Facts
Salem Fields, a limited liability corporation, owns a tract of land on Salem Church Road on which it proposes to develop Deer Run Subdivision, a 27-lot residential subdivision. On January 31, 1995, the County…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Kennedy Coal Corp. v. Buckhorn Coal Corp.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1924
- Foster v. GellerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1994
- Notestein v. Board of Supervisors of Appomattox CountySupreme Court of Virginia · 1990
- Town of Hempstead v. LynneNew York Supreme Court · 1961
- Town of Stephens City v. RussellSupreme Court of Virginia · 1991
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Lynch v. Spotsylvania County Board of Zoning AppealsSpotsylvania County Circuit Court · 1997