D. C. Guelich Explosives Co. v. Zoning Hearing Board

Opinion by

Senior Judge Kalish,

The Supervisors of Mifflin Township (appellant) appeal from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Columbia County which held that the Mifflin Township Zoning Ordinance (Ordinance) is unconstitutional, and ordered that appellee, D. C. Guelich Explosives Company, be permitted to construct its proposed facility. We reverse.

Appellee leases approximately 350 acres of land in Mifflin Township (Township). The land is presently used for Christmas tree forming. Appellee seeks to use a portion of the property as a facility for the storage and distribution of explosives.…