Legal Opinion
Northampton Residents Ass'n v. Northampton Township Board of Supervisors
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 30, 1974No. Appeal, No. 798 C.D. 1973PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Blatt,
On September 20, 1972, the Board of Supervisors of Northampton Township (Township), enacted an ordinance amending the Township Zoning Code and permitting planned residential developments (Ordinance 129). On September 27, 1972, the Township enacted another ordinance (Ordinance 130), this one rezoning a tract of 319 acres owned by Yerree Welsh Homes, Inc. (Yerree Welsh) so as to permit the use of this property as a planned residential development.
*518On October 18,1972, tbe Northampton Residents Association (Association), a non-profit corporation, filed a complaint1 in the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Phaff v. GernerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Dethlefson AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
- Committee to Preserve Mill Creek v. Secretary of HealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Gerstley v. Cheltenham Township CommissionersCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Frank v. Zoning Hearing Board & Mobile Oil Corp.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Bloodworth v. EllisSupreme Court of Virginia · 1980
- Mid-County Manor, Inc. v. Haverford Township Board of CommissionersCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Snyder v. Railroad BoroughCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Pheasant Run Civic Organization v. Board of CommissionersCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Perin v. Board of SupervisorsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
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