Legal Opinion

Capelle v. Orange County

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided January 14, 2005No. Record 040569PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KEENAN, Justice.

In this appeal, we consider whether the circuit court erred in holding that a zoning ordinance permitted construction of an access *104 road to transport mined materials across land zoned for residential use.

The land in question is part of a 139-acre lot (the property) located near Barboursville in Orange County. A large portion of the property is zoned for agricultural use and a smaller part is zoned for limited residential use. On the part of the property zoned for agricultural use, a mining operation is permitted by special use permit.

The residential use portion of the property…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Halifax Corp. v. First Union National BankSupreme Court of Virginia · 2001
  2. Cummings v. FulghumSupreme Court of Virginia · 2001
  3. Commercial Underwriters Insurance v. Hunt & Calderone, P.C.Supreme Court of Virginia · 2001
  4. Virginia National Bank v. HarrisSupreme Court of Virginia · 1979
  5. Shelor Motor Co., Inc. v. MillerSupreme Court of Virginia · 2001

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Alliance v. Com., Dept. of Environ. QualitySupreme Court of Virginia · 2005
  2. Miller v. Highland CountySupreme Court of Virginia · 2007
  3. West Lewinsville Heights Citizens v. Bd. of Sup'RsSupreme Court of Virginia · 2005
  4. Gilman v. Com.Supreme Court of Virginia · 2008
  5. Logan v. City Council of City of RoanokeSupreme Court of Virginia · 2008

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