Commonwealth ex rel. Ransom Township v. Mascheska

Opinion by

Spaulding, J.,

This is an appeal from the judgment of the Court of Common Pleas of Lackawanna County affirming a fine and costs imposed upon the appellant in summary proceedings for violation of the Eansom Township zoning ordinance.

In January, 1965, the Township of Eansom, a second class township, duly adopted a zoning ordinance establishing various districts, including a Eesidential District and an Agricultural District. Under the ordinance, the keeping of livestock is not among the permitted uses in the Eesidential Districts. The appellant resides in the Township of Eansom and is…