Byrne v. City of Alexandria

Present: Goodwyn, Mims, Powell, Kelsey, McCullough, and Chafin, JJ., and Russell, S.J. THOMAS BYRNE OPINION BY v. Record No. 190449 SENIOR JUSTICE CHARLES S. RUSSELL May 28, 2020 CITY OF ALEXANDRIA FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF ALEXANDRIA Lisa B. Kemler, Judge This appeal arises from a judgment of the circuit court sustaining a demurrer and dismissing a landowner’s appeal from the decision of the City Council in a land-use case. It presents questions whether the court erred in granting a motion craving oyer of the legislative record upon which the City Council’s decision was based and…