Legal Opinion
Baker v. Zoning Hearing Board
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 22, 1976No. Appeal, No. 229 C.D. 1976PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
President Judge Bowman,
Gino’s, Inc. (Gino’s), intervenor before the court below and an appellee on this appeal, owns and op*604erates a “fast-food” restaurant as a nonconforming use in West Goshen Township (Township), Chester County. Adjacent to the restaurant, Gino’s erected a “Ginoland,” consisting of an outdoor dining area and playground apparatus. At the grand opening of the restaurant on October 20, 1973, after the “Gino-land” had been built, Gino’s was advised by the Assistant Zoning Officer of the Township that such outdoor facilities were a prohibited use under the Township…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Spahn v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2009
- Matter of LarsenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
- Fletcher v. FeeneySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1979
- Ketchikan Retail Liquor Dealers Ass'n v. State, Alcoholic Beverage Control BoardAlaska Supreme Court · 1979
- South of South Street Neighborhood Ass'n v. Philadelphia Zoning Board of AdjustmentCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
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