Legal Opinion
Hess v. Upper Oxford Township
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 11, 1975No. Appeal, No. 126 C.D. 1974PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Crumlish, Jr., J.,
Clay C. Hess and Ivan W. Hess (Appellants) are the owners of a 56.5 acre undeveloped tract of land located at the intersection of Street Road and Route 10 in Upper Oxford Township, Chester County. The tract is presently zoned R-l Residential under Article IV of the Upper Oxford Township Zoning Ordinance of 1968. Within this classification, which encompasses three-quarters of the township, residential development is limited to single family detached dwellings with a minimum lot size of two acres and a minimum lot width of two hundred feet at the building line. Under…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Village of Belle Terre v. BoraasSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- National Land & Investment Co. v. Easttown Township Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
- Concord Township AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
- Surrick v. Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Rees v. Zoning Hearing Board of Indiana TownshipCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
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3Cited by16 opinions
- C & M Developers, Inc. v. Bedminster Township Zoning Hearing BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
- Board of Commissioners of McCandless Township v. Beho Development Co.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Heisterkamp v. ZHB, City of LancasterCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- MacIoce v. Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
- Martin v. Township of MillcreekCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
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