Friends of Clark Mountain Foundation, Inc. v. Board of Supervisors

In this zoning controversy, we consider whether the trial court erred by dismissing a suit against a local governing body upon the ground that necessary parties were not joined within the time fixed by Code § 15.1-493(G). The subsection provides:

“Every action contesting a decision of the local governing body adopting or failing to adopt a proposed zoning ordinance or amendment thereto or granting or failing to grant a special exception shall be filed within thirty days of such decision with the circuit court having jurisdiction of the land affected by the decision. However, nothing in this…