Legal Opinion

West v. TWP. SPVRS. OF ADAMS TWP.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided August 12, 1986No. Appeal, 3308 C.D. 1984PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge Craig,

The key issue in this exclusionary zoning case, now before this court for a second time, is as follows:

Where a township zoning ordinance has entirely excluded mobilehome parks and all other multifamily residential uses from the municipality, and the trial court has found, on the basis of substantial evidence, that the municipality is not a logical area for development and pbpulation growth, is the zoning ordinances prohibition legally invalid?

The first judicial determination in this case was the decision of Judge Brydon, of the Court of Common Pleas of Butler County,…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Surrick v. ZHB OF U. PROVIDENCE TP.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  2. Ellick v. Bd. of Spvrs., Worcester Twp.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  3. Fernley v. Bd. of Sup'rs of Schuylkill Tp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  4. In Re Appeal of M.A. Kravitz Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  5. Environmental Communities of Pennsylvania, Inc. v. North Coventry TownshipCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Borough of Malvern v. JacksonCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  2. In Re Appeal of ShoreCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987

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