Legal Opinion
Bur v. Horsham Township Board of Supervisors
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 2, 1975No. Appeal, No. 263 C.D. 1975PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Blatt,
The sole issue raised in this appeal is the constitutionality of Section 1008(4) of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code,1 53 P. S. §11008(4) (MPC), which provides that a landowner, whose use or development of land is under attack in a zoning appeal; may petition the Court of Common Pleas to order the appellants to post bond as a condition to proceeding with the appeal.
On September 16, 1974 the Horsham Township Board of Supervisors (Township) enacted an ordinance which changed the zoning classifications of approximately 178 *143acres of land owned by Arthur Poley,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Boddie v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Driscoll v. Plymouth TownshipCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Larwin Multihousing Pennsylvania Corp. v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Orleans v. Melrose Park Improvement Ass'nCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
3Cited by5 opinions
- Swinehart v. Upper Pottsgrove TownshipCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Schlegel v. Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- In re DeLucaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Mintz v. Bur, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Montgomery County1977
- Frankhouser v. Harding, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Somerset County1977