Bethel Park Municipal Council v. Simmons Park Properties, Inc.

Opinion by

Judge MacPhail,

Appellants1 have brought this appeal from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County granting mandamus relief to Simmons Park Properties, Inc. (Appellee), The trial court’s order requires that Appellants issue building permits which had been requested by Appellee.

Appellee is the owner of a tract of land in Bethel Park comprising approximately 31 acres. The property is located in an R-T zone which allows townhouse development. Appellee has completed the construction of townhouses on a portion of its property and filed the instant mandamus complaint on…