TRUSTEES OF CHRIST v. Bd. of Zoning Appeals

OPINION BY Justice CYNTHIA D. KINSER.

In this appeal, we decide whether two parcels of real property separated by a 50-foot-wide, public street are "adjacent" and therefore constitute one zoning lot for purposes of determining maximum allowable lot coverage. We conclude that, in the context of the zoning ordinances at issue, the two properties are not "adjacent." We will therefore affirm the judgment of the circuit court upholding the decision of a board of zoning appeals.

RELEVANT FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

The Trustees of the Christ and St. Luke's Episcopal Church (the Trustees) own two parcels of…