Legal Opinion
Board of Supervisors v. Gaffney
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided November 6, 1992No. Record 911943PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hassell
In this appeal, we consider whether the Madison County zoning ordinance permits landowners to operate a nudist club on their property, which has a conservation zoning classification.
L. Patrick Gaffney, Jr., Phyllis J. Gaffney, and Leighton B. Brown (landowners) own approximately 200 acres of land in the Criglersville area of Madison County. The property is adjacent to the Blue Ridge Mountains and is accessed by State Route 642.
On a portion of their property, the landowners operate a nudist club, consisting of 170 paying members. In 1990, the nudist club collected fees of approximately $20,000…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- County of Fairfax v. ParkerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1947
- Wiley v. County of HanoverSupreme Court of Virginia · 1968
3Cited by4 opinions
- Carolinas Cement Co. v. Zoning Appeals BoardWarren County Circuit Court · 1999
- Ramsey v. Zoning Appeals BoardWarren County Circuit Court · 2005
- William E. Vaughn v. City of Newport NewsCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1995
- Board of Supervisors v. GaffneySupreme Court of Virginia · 1992