Legal Opinion
Adams v. Bd. of Zoning Appeals
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided June 8, 2007No. Record 061272PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY Justice CYNTHIA D. KINSER.
In this appeal, the dispositive issue is whether the installation of an electronic message board "enlarged" a lawful, nonconforming billboard in violation of a city's zoning ordinance. Because we conclude that the message board did enlarge the billboard, we will affirm the judgment of the circuit court upholding the decision of a board of zoning appeals.
FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS
In 1988, the City of Virginia Beach (the City) adopted an ordinance prohibiting the erection of billboards within the City limits. In relevant part, the ordinance provides:
No new…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Board of Supervisors v. BOARD OF ZONINGSupreme Court of Virginia · 2006
- Gough v. ShanerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1955
- McClung v. County of HenricoSupreme Court of Virginia · 1959
- Donovan v. Board of Zoning AppealsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1996
- Capelle v. Orange CountySupreme Court of Virginia · 2005
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Logan v. City Council of City of RoanokeSupreme Court of Virginia · 2008
- Goyonaga v. Board of Zoning AppealsSupreme Court of Virginia · 2008
- Davis v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Virginia · 2007
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- Heath v. Board of Zoning AppealsSmyth County Circuit Court · 2014
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