McCormick v. Butler Township Zoning Hearing Board

TOOLE, J.,

— This matter comes before the court on appeal of the Most Reverend J. Carroll McCormick, Bishop of the Diocese of Scranton (hereinafter referred to as appellant), from a decision of the Zoning Hearing Board of Butler Township (hereinafter referred to as board).

On November 30, 1978 appellant filed an application for a building permit to erect a garden crypt or mausoleum for burial purposes in the Calvary Cemetery, Route 309, Drums, Butler Township, Luzerne County, Pa. The cemetery is located in an A-l District under the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance of Butler Township. The…