Legal Opinion

Gaughen LLC v. Borough Council of the Borough of Mechanicsburg

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 20, 2015No. 750 and 2129 C.D. 2014PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION by

Senior Judge JAMES GARDNER COLINS.

These are consolidated appeals from orders of the Cumberland County Court of Common Pleas (trial court) denying deemed approval of a land development plan. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse.

On November 26, 2008, plaintiff Gau-ghen LLC (Developer) submitted a land development plan to the Borough Manager of the Borough of Mechanicsburg (Borough) seeking approval for a five-unit apartment complex under the Borough’s Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance (SALDO). (Trial Court Rule 1925 Opinion at 1 ¶ 1 and at 4; Trial Court Finding of…

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