Legal Opinion

CITY COUN. OF VIRGINIA BEACH v. Harrell

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided September 23, 1988No. Record 851007PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtStephenson, J.

In this zoning case, we decide whether the trial court erred in reversing a local governing body’s denial of a conditional use permit.

James L. Harrell, III, and C. W. Harrell and Associates (collectively, Harrell) filed a petition for declaratory judgment, alleging that the City Council of the City of Virginia Beach (the City) acted illegally and unreasonably in denying him a conditional use permit to operate a gasoline retail sales outlet on his property. Following an ore tenus hearing, the trial court ruled that the City’s denial of a conditional use permit was unreasonable and permanently…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Board of Supervisors v. Snell Construction Corp.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1974
  2. Board of County Supervisors v. CarperSupreme Court of Virginia · 1959
  3. BOARD OF SUP'RS, ETC. v. Southland Corp.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1982
  4. Board of Supervisors v. LernerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1980
  5. City of Richmond v. RandallSupreme Court of Virginia · 1975

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3Cited by30 opinions

  1. 360° Communications Co. v. Board of Supervisors of Albemarle CountyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2000
  2. Petersburg Cellular Partnership, D/B/A 360o Communications Company, United States of America, Intervenor v. Board of Supervisors of Nottoway CountyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2000
  3. County Bd. of Arlington County v. BraticSupreme Court of Virginia · 1989
  4. Board of Supervisors v. McDonald's Corp.Supreme Court of Virginia · 2001
  5. State v. WhiteSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2002

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