Legal Opinion

Fretz v. Hilltown Township Board of Supervisors

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 21, 1979No. Appeal, No. 511 C.D. 1978PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge Wilkinson, Jr.,

This case presents an appeal from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County which sustained a decision of the Hilltown Township Board of Supervisors (Board) rejecting appellants’ proposed curative amendment to the applicable zoning ordinance of Hilltown Township (Township). We affirm.

Appellants are the owners of a tract of land consisting of approximately 68 acres. Since its purchase in 1972, appellants’ land has been located in an area designated “R-50 Residential and Agricultural District” under the applicable zoning ordinance.1 Single-*6family…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Township of Willistown v. Chesterdale Farms, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  2. Benham v. Board of SupervisorsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  3. Willistown Township v. Chesterdale Farms, Inc.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  4. Warwick Land Development Corp. v. Board of SupervisorsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1977

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Kratzer v. Board of Supervisors of Fermanagh TownshipCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  2. Christ United Methodist Church v. Municipality of Bethel ParkCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  3. Weiss v. Whitpain Township Zoning Hearing Board, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Montgomery County1982

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