Legal Opinion
Board of Supervisors v. Trollingwood Partnership
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided June 10, 1994No. Record 930943PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Whiting
The dispositive issue in this zoning case is whether a property owner acquired a vested right to develop a mobile home park before amendment of the zoning ordinance to prohibit such use of the property.
In January 1970, Lloyd C. Journigan, Jr., paid $1,000 for an option to buy approximately 160 acres of agricultural land in Chesterfield County (the County). Journigan planned to develop part of this land as a mobile home park and the balance for other uses.
Before exercising his option, Journigan applied to the Board of Supervisors of Chesterfield County (the Board) for a rezoning of the land…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Board of Supervisors of Fairfax County v. Medical Structures, Inc.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1972
- Notestein v. Board of Supervisors of Appomattox CountySupreme Court of Virginia · 1990
- Notestein v. BOARD OF SUP'RSSupreme Court of Virginia · 1990
- Belle-Haven Citizens Association, Inc. v. SchumannSupreme Court of Virginia · 1959
3Cited by4 opinions
- City of Chesapeake v. Gardner Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1997
- City of Suffolk Ex Rel. Herbert v. Board of Zoning AppealsSupreme Court of Virginia · 2003
- Town of Rocky Mount v. Southside Investors, Inc.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1997
- City of Suffolk Ex Rel. Herbert v. Board of Zoning AppealsSupreme Court of Virginia · 2003