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Sansom v. Board of Supervisors
No. 981492Supreme Court of Virginia
981492 Sansom v. Board of Supervisors 04/16/1999 Pursuant to a county subdivision ordinance, the circuit court determined that a substantial surface drainage course is located in the area of the landowner's ap…
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981492 Sansom v. Board of Supervisors 04/16/1999 Pursuant to a county subdivision ordinance, the circuit court determined that a …
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981492 Sansom v. Board of Supervisors 04/16/1999 Pursuant to a county subdivision ordinance, the circuit court determined that a substantial surface drainage course is located in the area of the landowner's application and upheld the county's denial of the application to approve a subdivision plat. The circuit court properly held that the county based its denial on the applicable ordinance and that its decision was neither arbitrary nor capricious. The judgment of the circuit court is affirmed.
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981492 Sansom v. Board of Supervisors 04/16/1999 Pursuant to a county subdivision ordinance, the circuit court determined that a substantial surface drainage course is located in the area of the landowner's application and upheld the county's denial of the application to approve a subdivision plat. The circuit court properly held that the county based its denial on the applicable ordinance and that its decision was neither arbitrary nor capricious. The judgment of the circuit court is affirmed.
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