Legal Opinion
Knowlton v. Browning-Ferris Industries of Virginia, Inc.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided November 21, 1979No. Record 780109PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPoff, J.
The Zoning Administrator of Fairfax County (hereinafter, the County), complainant below, appeals from a decree refusing to enjoin the operation of a trash collection enterprise on a 6.035-acre parcel of land in a single-family residential zone (RE-1). We believe the chancellor erred in holding that defendants were maintaining a lawful nonconforming use, 1 and we reverse.
The essential facts are undisputed. The land, which has been zoned RE-1 since 1959, is owned by Raymond H. Zell, Jr., and his wife, Eva J. Zell. Browning-Ferris Industries of Virginia, Inc., doing business as Big K Trash…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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3Cited by33 opinions
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