Legal Opinion
Borough of Tunkhannock v. County of Wyoming
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 3, 1986No. Appeal, 3770 C.D. 1984PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Senior Judge Barbieri,
The Borough of Tunkhannock (Borough) and Donald Harding, Jr. and Gerald S. Morgan (hereinafter collectively referred to as Appellants), individually and as Councilmen, appeal here the final decree of the Wyoming County Court of Common Pleas dismissing Appellants’ exceptions and refusing to enjoin the County of Wyoming (County) from expanding the county prison, a pre-existing non-conforming use, because of noncompliance with the Borough zoning ordinance.
On April 27, 1983 the County applied to the Borough’s Zoning Board of Adjustment (Zoning Board) for a variance…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- City of Pittsburgh v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Township of South Fayette v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Pemberton AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
- Township of Middletown v. County of DelawareCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- County of Venango v. Borough of SugarcreekCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
- Borough of Beaver v. County of BeaverCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
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