Legal Opinion
Northampton Area School District v. Zoning Hearing Board of Lehigh
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 9, 2013PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Judge McGINLEY.
Northampton Area School District (School District) and Alliance Energy Group, LLC (Applicants) appeal from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Northampton County (common pleas court) which affirmed the Lehigh Township Zoning Hearing Board’s (ZHB) denial of Applicants’ request for approval to install a solar energy field as an “accessory use.”
The School District owns nineteen acres in the Agricultural/Rural Residential (A/ RR) Zoning District of Lehigh Township (Property). The principal use of the Property is “public education.” The “Lehigh Elementary School”…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Valley View Civic Ass'n v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Perrin's App. Bd. of Adjustment's App.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1931
- Hess v. Warwick Township Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2009
- A & L Investments v. Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
- Rudolph v. Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
3Cited by8 opinions
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