'Waste of resources,' 'policy disagreement': Roanoke requests dismissal of zoning lawsuits

'Waste of resources,' 'policy disagreement': Roanoke requests dismissal of zoning lawsuits

“Plaintiffs are mistaken,” the city’s response said. “As a matter of law, city council acted reasonably.”

City Seeks Dismissal of Zoning Lawsuits; Housing Data Shows Little Impact Based on Changes

The city of Roanoke is seeking to dismiss two lawsuits that challenge its sweeping zoning changes enacted last year to try to increase multi-family housing. ROANOKE RAMBLER FILE PHOTO BY SCOTT P. YATESThe city of Roanoke is seeking to dismiss two lawsuits that challenge its sweeping zoning changes enacted last year to try to increase multi-family housing.Meanwhile, the city released data that shows the zoning changes, so far, have had little imp…