Legal Opinion
Springfield Township Zoning Case
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 15, 1960No. Appeal, 27PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Cohen,
This is an appeal from the final order of the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County, which ordered the Zoning Board of Adjustment of Springfield Township to issue a variance to Bita A. Chambers.
Mrs. Chambers’ property is situated in an “A” residential district, the most restrictively zoned district in the township. It is a large single-stone residence on a lot having a frontage of 172 feet and a depth of 196 feet. A shopping center and a residentially zoned home are located west of these premises, and a township park is situated to the rear or south. Both to the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Lansdowne Borough Board of Adjustment's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1934
- Lukens v. Ridley Township Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
- Von Kaenel v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1948
- Edwards Zoning CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
- Thomas v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1947
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Eves v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
- Gilbert v. Montgomery Township Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Philadelphia v. Earl Scheib Realty Corp.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Society Hill Civic Ass'n v. Philadelphia Zoning Board of AdjustmentCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
- National Development Corp. v. Township of HarrisonCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
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