Legal Opinion
Society Created to Reduce Urban Blight v. Zoning Board of Adjustment
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 26, 2001PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Judge.
Conrail c/o Transportation Displays, Inc. (Conrail) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County which reversed an order of the Zoning Board of Adjustment of the City of Philadelphia (Board) granting Conrail four (4) variances to erect outdoor advertising signs on its property adjacent to Interstate Route 1-95 in South Philadelphia (Property). Conrail poses three question for the Court’s review: (1) whether the Recreational zoning classification is effectively a nullity since the Property does not meet the Philadelphia Zoning Code (Zoning Code)…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Valley View Civic Ass'n v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Hertzberg v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
- Vanguard Cellular System, Inc. v. Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
- Sposato v. Radnor Township BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
- Society Created to Reduce Urban Blight v. Zoning Board of Adjustment of PhiladelphiaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Manayunk Neighborhood Council v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
- South of South Street Neighborhood Ass'n v. Philadelphia Zoning Board of AdjustmentCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
- Society Created to Reduce Urban Blight v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
- Society Created to Reduce Urban Blight v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
- Society Created to Reduce Urban Blight v. Zoning Board of Adjustment of PhiladelphiaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
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