Cellco Partnership v. North Annville Township Zoning Hearing Board

OPINION BY

Judge LEAVITT.1

Célico Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless appeals from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Lebanon County (trial court), which affirmed the decision of the North Annville Township Zoning Hearing Zoning Board (Zoning Board) to deny Verizon’s request to locate a telecommunications tower in the Rural-Residential (R-l) District. The Zoning Board concluded that a cellphone tower was not compatible with a district intended for low-density residential development and farming. On the other hand, the Zoning Board held that Verizon could build a cellphone tower in the…