Legal Opinion

Union Township v. Ethan Michael, Inc.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 23, 2009No. 95 C.D. 2009PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

Senior Judge McCLOSKEY.

Ethan Michael, Inc., Sophia Ariana, Inc., and Louis Mascaro (hereafter collectively referred to as EMI) petition for review of an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Berks County (trial court), reversing the decision and order of the Union Township Zoning Hearing Board (the Board), which granted EMI’s application for special exception. We now reverse.

On August 14, 2001, EMI filed an application for special exception with the Board seeking to develop a recreational motor sports park/racetrack and a commercial campground.1 EMI sought to develop a recreational…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. In Re Appeal of ThompsonCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
  2. Mechanicsburg Area School District v. KlineSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  3. Columbia Gas Transmission Corp. v. Diamond Fuel Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  4. Herr v. Lancaster County Planning CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
  5. Broussard v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2006

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3Cited by6 opinions

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  5. Com. of PA v. B. HeuerCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2023

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