Legal Opinion
Town of Vinton v. Falcun Corp.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided September 9, 1983No. Record 810335PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPoff, J.
This is an appeal by a municipality from a judgment which invalidated an ordinance amending local zoning laws. The dispositive question is whether the municipality had authority to adopt the ordinance as an emergency measure without notice, public hearings, and referral to its planning commission.
Fralin & Waldron, Inc. (F & W), held a purchase option on a 130-acre tract of land owned by Falcun Corporation. Effective May 21, 1975, the Town of Vinton zoned the land R-2, a classification permitting multi-family dwelling units. On March 2, 1979, in response to a solicitation by the Department of…
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