Legal Opinion
Lebeduik v. Bethlehem Township Zoning Hearing Board
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided August 2, 1991No. 1521 C.D. 1990PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BYER, Judge.
Michael and Antonette Lebeduik appeal an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Northampton County which affirmed the Bethlehem Township Zoning Hearing Board’s (ZHB’s) denial of the Lebeduiks’ application for a building permit or variance.
In 1949, the Lebeduiks purchased and built a home on a 75 feet by 110 feet tract (Parcel A) in Bethlehem Township. In 1961, the Lebeduiks purchased the adjacent 50 feet by 110 feet tract (Parcel B). In 1962, the township enacted a zoning ordinance (1962 ordinance). In order to build a single family dwelling, section 605 of the 1962 ordinance…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Township of Haverford v. SpicaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Eitnier v. EREITZ CORP.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
- West Goshen Township v. CraterCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- Parkside Associates, Inc. v. Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Township of Middletown v. Middletown Township Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Tinicum Township v. JonesCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
- Appeal of GregorCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
- Cottone v. ZONING HEARING BD. OF POLK TP.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
- J.J. Loughran v. Valley View Developers, Inc. ~ Appeal of: Estate of Milton Parker, Inc.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
- Dudlik v. Upper Moreland Township Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
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