Legal Opinion

Wilson v. Plumstead Township Zoning Hearing Board

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 3, 2006PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

Judge COHN JUBELIRER.

Appellant, Plumstead Township, appeals from an opinion and order of the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County (trial court), which, after taking additional evidence, reversed a decision of the Plum-stead Township Zoning Hearing Board (ZHB) and approved A. Rhoades Wilson’s (Landowner) application for a variance to use the residence on his recently purchased property solely as an accounting office, which is not a permitted use within the applicable R-2 Residential Zoning District.

The property in dispute contains a single-family residence, which is situated between…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Valley View Civic Ass'n v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  2. Taliaferro v. Darby Tp. Zoning Hearing Bd.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
  3. Gro AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
  4. Lower Allen Citizens Action Group, Inc. v. Lower Allen Township Zoning Hearing Board & Hempt Bros.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  5. East Torresdale Civic Ass'n v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1994

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Wilson v. Plumstead Twp. Zoning Hearing BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
  2. Pohlig Builders, LLC v. Zoning Hearing Board of Schuylkill TownshipCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
  3. North Chestnut Hill Neighbors v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
  4. Ken-Med Associates v. Board of Township SupervisorsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
  5. SBA Towers IX, LLC v. Unity Twp. ZHB -- Appeal of: Bellincin, McIntosh, Sobota and SchmauchCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2018

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