Legal Opinion
Tohickon Valley Transfer, Inc. v. Tinicum Township ZonIng Hearing Board
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 15, 1986No. Appeal, 578 C.D. 1985PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Craig,
This zoning case presents an interrelated series of issues concerning a proposal to construct a trash transfer station on a site within the Planned Industrial District of Tinicum Township.
If an earlier zoning hearing board decision approving a permit in 1973 did not confer a vested right upon the present applicant, then this court must decide whether a trash transfer station now qualifies as a permitted use under the zoning ordinance provisions allowing junkyards and truck terminals in the industrial district.
If the use is not permitted in this township, then we must…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Exton Quarries, Inc. v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
- Beaver Gasoline Co. v. Osborne BoroughSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Petrosky v. ZON. BD., UPPER CHICHESTER TP.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Sterling v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
- Klein v. Township of Lower MacungieCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Eastern Consolidation & Distribution Services, Inc. v. Board of CommissionersCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
- Jacquelin v. Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
- Diversified Health Associates, Inc. v. Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
- Harbucks Inc. v. Board of SupervisorsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
- Spencer v. McKean Township Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
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