Legal Opinion

Yarnall v. Allen

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 12, 1982No. Appeal, No. 1994 C.D. 1981PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge Craig,

Alexander Yarnell (objector) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County which affirmed a decision by the Radnor Township Zoning Hearing Board granting a special exception for the establishment of an alcoholic rehabilitation center at a site formerly used as a junior college.

The applicant has an option to purchase the land, zoned “Institutional.” The use regulations for that classification, found at Section 135-72(D) of the township ’s ordinance, allow:

Any institutional use similar to a use specifically permitted above, such as a museum or art…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Bray v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  2. Berlant v. Lower Merion Township Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
  3. Sites v. West Goshen Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
  4. Timber Place Associates v. Plymouth Township Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Rural Area Concerned Citizens, Inc. v. Fayette County Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1994

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