Legal Opinion
Ackerman v. Upper Mt. Bethel Township
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 21, 1989No. 330 C.D. 1989PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CRAIG, Judge.
Earl and Margaret Ackerman appeal an order of President Judge Williams of the Court of Common Pleas of Northampton County that dismissed their appeal challenging the Upper Mount Bethel Township Board of Supervisors’ adoption of a zoning amendment as violating section 4 1 of the Sunshine Act.
The facts are not in dispute. On October 13, 1987, Bethel Heights Associates, Inc. (BHA) 2 petitioned the board to amend the township’s zoning ordinance classification for a tract of land BHA had planned to develop. On November 9, 1987 and November 16, 1987, the board published notices of a…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Claremont Properties, Inc. v. Board of Township SupervisorsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- Palm v. Center TownshipCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Belle Vernon Area Concerned Citizens v. Board of Commissioners of RostraverCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Pennsylvania Legislative Correspondents' Ass'n v. Senate of PennsylvaniaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
3Cited by15 opinions
- Keenheel v. Commonwealth, Pennsylvania Securities CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
- Kennedy v. Upper Milford Township Zoning Hearing BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
- Kuszyk v. Zoning Hearing Board of Amity TownshipCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
- O'HARE v. County of NorthamptonCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
- Smith v. Township of RichmondSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
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