Legal Opinion

Harrisburg Gardens, Inc. v. Susquehanna Township Zoning Hearing Board

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 23, 2009No. 636 C.D. 2008PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

Senior Judge KELLEY.

Appellant Harrisburg Gardens, Inc. (Harrisburg Gardens) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County (Trial Court) that overruled Harrisburg Gardens’ appeal of, and affirmed, a Decision of the Susquehanna Township Zoning Hearing Board (Board). The Board’s Decision, inter alia, concluded that Harrisburg Gardens’ present use and operation of its property and business was not a valid nonconforming use, and further was not a natural expansion of a preexisting valid nonconforming use enjoyed by Harrisburg Gardens’ predecessor. We affirm.

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2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Silver v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
  2. Pappas v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  3. Limley v. Zoning Hearing BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
  4. B & B Shoe Products Co. v. Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  5. McGeehan v. Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1979

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3Cited by10 opinions

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  3. D. Soland v. ZHB of E. Bradford Twp. ~ Appeal of: J. Marshall & D. Gans-MarshallCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2020
  4. Dipal Corp. v. Chartiers Twp. ZHBCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2021
  5. G. Abdulhay v. Upper Macungie Twp. ZHBCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2026

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