Masterson v. Board of Zoning Appeals

This appeal arises from two separate actions filed by Virginia Beach residents in an attempt to prevent the construction of a highrise hotel and adjoining conference center which the residents claimed would violate the local zoning ordinance.

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Neptune Associates (Neptune), owner and developer of an oceanfront property in Virginia Beach, applied for approval of a site plan for construction of a 17-story hotel adjacent to an existing five-story motel to the south and a one-story restaurant to the north. This portion of the proposed development was situated on the lot located east of Ocean…