Legal Opinion

Wright v. Zoning Hearing Board

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 28, 1984No. Appeal, No. 1694 C.D. 1983PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge Rogers,

This is the appeal of a landowner from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County affirming an order of the Zoning Hearing Board of the Borough of Bridgeville (zoning hearing board) denying a variance.

The landowner’s residential property is located in Bridgeville Borough, which by Bridgeville Ordinance No. 614 requires a sideyard depth of 8 feet from adjacent property lines. Originally the property conformed to the sideyard depth requirements, blit sometime prior to 1962, the landowner conveyed a 7' by 27' strip of the property to his neighbors, the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. In Re Appeal of the Emmanuel Baptist ChurchCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  2. Jones v. Township of North Huntingdon Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  3. Nowak v. Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1982

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Nowak v. ZB, BRIDGEVILLE BORO.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  2. Northeastern Gas Co. v. KarpowichCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  3. Blair v. Zoning Hearing BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1998

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