Hale v. BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS, TOWN OF BLACKSBURG

OPINION BY Justice LAWRENCE L. KOONTZ, JR.

In these consolidated appeals, the principal issue we consider is whether the circuit court correctly applied Code § 15.2-2307 in finding that the owner/developers of a parcel of real property obtained a vested right to a particular use of the property under a rezoning ordinance subject to their proffers and, thus, are not subject to a subsequent amendment to the locality's zoning ordinance that placed a limitation on that use. We also consider whether Code § 15.2-2298(B) would bar the locality from enforcing the amendment of the zoning ordinance…