Coal Gas Recovery, L.P. v. Franklin Township Zoning Hearing Board

OPINION BY

Judge LEAVITT.

Coal Gas Recovery and Emerald Coal Resources appeal an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Greene County (trial court) affirming the grant of a special exception by the Franklin Township Zoning Hearing Board (Board), which included a condition that was challenged by appellants. In this case we consider, inter alia, whether the Board had grounds to order the construction of a building around a gas compressor as a condition to the grant of a special exception to install the compressor. Concluding that the evidence did not support the imposition of this condition, we…