Legal Opinion
In Re Appeal of Towamencin Township
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 3, 2012No. 1310 C.D. 2011PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Senior Judge COLINS.
Towamencin Township (“Township”) appeals from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County, which affirmed the decision of the Zoning Hearing Board of Towamencin Township (“ZHB”) that granted variances to Drew R. Bechtel (“Property Owner”) and New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC d/b/a/ AT & T Mobility (“AT & T”), here the interve- nor/appellee. Upon review, we affirm. 1
The facts are not in dispute. The property at issue is an 81.43-acre farm that has been owned by the Bechtel family since 1806 and is located in Towamencin Township’s R-200 Residential…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Valley View Civic Ass'n v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Larsen v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
- Yeager v. Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
- Township of East Caln v. Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
- Rollins Outdoor Advertising, Inc. v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- University of Scranton v. City of Scranton Zoning Hearing Board, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Lackawanna County2013