North Penn Water Authority v. Zoning Hearing Board

SCIRICA, J.,

On July 21, 1978, appellant, North Penn Water Authority applied for a special exception, building permit and a use and occupancy permit from Worcester Township, Montgomery County, to construct a ten foot by ten foot pumphouse on a small tract of land leased from Philadelphia Electric Company and to use a well previously dug for public water supply. The tract is zoned for agricultural purposes, with other uses permitted by special exception.

Appellant contended that it was entitled to a special exception because the construction and use of its pumphouse and well constituted either a…