Legal Opinion
Jones v. Zoning Hearing Board
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided August 15, 1990PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PALLADINO, Judge.
Thomas Jones, Sr. (Landowner) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County (trial court) affirming a decision of the Zoning Hearing Board of the Town of McCandless (Board) upholding the validity of the Planning and Zoning Code of the Codified Ordinances of the Town of McCandless (Ordinance).
In 1987, the Town of McCandless (Town) amended its Ordinance, re-zoning a portion of Town along McKnight Road into a newly created D-Development District (D-Dis trict). The Ordinance employs a zoning technique called “performance zoning” in the D-District.…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Agins v. City of TiburonSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Keystone Bituminous Coal Assn. v. DeBenedictisSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- National Land & Investment Co. v. Easttown Township Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
- Boundary Drive Associates v. Shrewsbury Township Board of SupervisorsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
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3Cited by7 opinions
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