Legal Opinion
Packer v. Hornsby
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided June 6, 1980No. Record 780828; Record 781022PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPoff, J.
We have consolidated for opinion two appeals from a judgment reversing the authorization of a variance from a zoning ordinance. The appellants are Dr. and Mrs. Bernard Packer, who applied for the variance, and the Board of Zoning Appeals which approved the application. The appellees are C. W. Hornsby and Waller J. Roberts who protested the application.
In 1968, the Packers purchased one of the six lots situated between 88th and 89th Streets in the northern portion of the City of Virginia Beach. Their lot fronts 50 feet on the ocean and runs west between parallel lines 140 feet to an alley.…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Topanga Assn. for a Scenic Comm. v. CTY OF LOS ANGELESCalifornia Supreme Court · 1974
- National Land & Investment Co. v. Easttown Township Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
- Board of Zoning Appeals v. FowlerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1960
- Alleghany Enterprises, Inc. v. Board of Zoning AppealsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1976
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3Cited by53 opinions
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- Matthew v. SmithSupreme Court of Missouri · 1986
- Natrella v. Arlington Cty. Bd. of Zoning App.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1986
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