Legal Opinion
Renkey v. County Board of Arlington County
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided September 15, 2006No. Record 052139PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY Justice CYNTHIA D. KINSER.
In this zoning dispute, the dispositive issue is whether the circuit court erred by deciding that certain language in the first paragraph of Arlington County Zoning Ordinance (ACZO) § 27A is a preamble and not an operative part of the ordinance. We conclude that the language in question sets out mandatory, eligibility criteria for a certain zoning classification and is not merely part of a preamble. Therefore, we will reverse the circuit court's judgment.
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The First Baptist Church of Clarendon (FBCC) owns certain lots located in…
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