Legal Opinion

Geiger v. Zoning Hearing Board

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 1, 1984No. Appeal, No. 3239 C.D. 1982PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

President Judge Crumlish, Jr.,

The North Whitehall Township appeals a Lehigh County Common Pleas Court order which reversed the Zoning Hearing Board’s decision and declared the Township Zoning Ordinance unconstitutional.1 We affirm.

The Geigers sought to establish a mobile home on their 4-0-aere single-family dwelling lot.2 They filed for a special exception pursuant to Section 705.3.3(jj) of the North Whitehall Township Zoning Ordinance, which allows for the placement of a mobile home on an individual lot only for related persons who are dependent on their family by virtue of…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Beaver Gasoline Co. v. Osborne BoroughSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
  2. Anstine v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
  3. Zajac v. Zoning Hearing Board of Mifflin TownshipCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  4. Board of Supervisors v. Moland Development Co.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  5. Fox Chapel Borough AppealCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1978

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Appeal of Geiger v. Zoning Hearing BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  2. In re Appeal of MillerCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  3. Appeal of Geiger v. Zoning Hearing BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986

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