Legal Opinion
Rubin v. Upper Southampton Township Zoning Hearing Board
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 4, 1975No. Appeal, No. 727 C.D. 1974PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Crumlish, Jr.,
This is a zoning appeal. In June of 1972, Appellant, Louis S. Rubin, filed an application for a zoning permit for the development of a 10.34 acre tract in Upper Southampton Township as a 96 unit apartment complex.1 The permit was refused by the Township’s zoning officer because apartments are not a permitted use within the R-2 Residential district (single family dwellings) in which the property is located. An appeal to the Township Zoning Hearing Board followed, wherein Appellant requested a variance for the apartment use. The zoning board denied a variance…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Philadelphia v. Earl Scheib Realty Corp.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Alfano v. Zoning H. Bd. of Marple Twp.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Boulevard Land Corp. v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Sposato v. Radnor Township BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
- PFILE v. Borough of SpeersCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Heisterkamp v. ZHB, City of LancasterCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Copeechan Fish & Game Club v. Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Eighteenth & Rittenhouse Associates v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Southland Corp. v. Zoning Hearing Board, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Bucks County1985
- South of South Street Neighborhood Ass'n v. Philadelphia Zoning Board of AdjustmentCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2012