Newport Healthcare Prevails In Zoning Challenge To Its Residential Treatment Homes Near Leesburg, Virginia

The Virginia Court of Appeals upheld Newport Healthcare’s right to operate residential treatment homes for young adults with mental health disorders in a community near Leesburg, Virginia. The project had been challenged by neighbors as an unlawful activity in a residentially zoned area. The courts confirmed Newport's residential treatment homes are lawful uses within residentially zoned areas under Virginia law. The ruling reinforces state and federal protections for individuals with disabilities and establishes a statewide precedent for inclusive, community-based mental health care, the announcement stated.

At issue in the case was whether Newport's licensed group homes . . .