Legal Opinion

Paulson v. Zoning Hearing Board of Wallace Township

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 8, 1998PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SMITH, Judge.

Arthur Paulson appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Chester County that affirmed as modified an order of the Zoning Hearing Board (Board) of Wallace Township (Township). Paulson appealed from an enforcement notice issued by the Township’s Zoning Officer regarding his go-cart rental and go-cart racetrack business, which is located in a flood hazard district. In the alternative, he applied for a special exception for fill he had placed on a driveway and raised a validity challenge to the Zoning Ordinance. The Board granted a special exception but imposed a…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Nollan v. California Coastal CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  2. Peirce AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
  3. PA Northwestern Distributors, Inc. v. Zoning Hearing BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  4. Township of Chartiers v. William H. Martin, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  5. Gross v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967

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3Cited by5 opinions

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