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BELL v. CITY COUNCIL OF CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE

Record No. 801122.

297 S.E.2d 810 (1982)

Malcolm L. BELL, III, et al. v. CITY COUNCIL OF the CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, et al.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

December 3, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul M. Peatross, Jr., Charlottesville (Carter & Peatross, Charlottesville, on briefs), for appellants.

Roger C. Wiley, Jr., City Atty. (Jonathan S. Lynn, Warrenton, Lewis A. Martin, Jr., Charlottesville, Martin, Walker, Jones, Lawrence & Lynn, P.C., Warrenton, Martin & Martin, Charlottesville, on briefs), for appellees.

Before CARRICO, C.J., and COCHRAN, POFF, COMPTON, THOMPSON, STEPHENSON and RUSSELL, JJ.

STEPHENSON, Justice.

This appeal involves a challenge to the validity of certain amendments to the City of Charlottesville's zoning ordinance. The appellants claim these amendments are inconsistent with good zoning practices, allow the City Council to exceed its statutory authority in granting special permits, and violate the uniformity requirement of Code § 15.1-488.

The essential facts are undisputed. In 1975, Charlottesville, acting pursuant to Code...

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