Legal Opinion
Hawk v. Eldred Township Board of Supervisors
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 6, 2009No. 218 C.D. 2009PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Judge PELLEGRINI.
Bruce Hawk (Hawk) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Monroe County (trial court) denying his land use appeal seeking to have (1) the Eldred Township Zoning Ordinance (Ordinance) declared void ab initio 1 for failure by the Eldred Township Zoning Hearing Board (Zoning Board) to follow proper statutory procedures when adopting the Ordinance and (2) Section 5571.1 of the Judicial Code, 42 Pa.C.S. § 5571.1, 2 de- dared unconstitutional because it restricts him from contesting the adoption of the Ordinance.
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Hawk owns a 21.27 acre parcel of property in…
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