Legal Opinion
Lower Southampton Township Board of Supervisors v. Schurr
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 23, 1988No. Appeal, No. 3356 C.D. 1986PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Craig,
The Lower Southampton Township Board of Supervisors appeals an order issued by Judge George T. Kelton for a panel of the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County, reversing a decision of the townships zoning hearing board and granting Herbert Schurrs application to operate an auto salvage yard.
This appeal presents an issue of first impression: What is a trial courts scope of review of a zoning hearing board when, after the courts have concluded that a zoning ordinance is exclusionary, the trial court, upon remand to it under section 1011(2) of the Pennsylvania…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Ellick v. Bd. of Spvrs., Worcester Twp.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Sultanik v. Board of SupervisorsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Tohickon Valley Transfer, Inc. v. Tinicum Township ZonIng Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- Lower Southampton Township Board of Supervisors v. SchurrCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Gorski v. Township of SkippackCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
3Cited by2 opinions
- Coolbaugh Township Board of Supervisors v. TIAB Communications Corp.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
- Coolbaugh Tp. Sup'rs v. Tiab Com.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1992