Legal Opinion

Serafini v. Taylor Borough Council

Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Lackawanna County

Decided April 24, 1985No. 84 Civil 4902PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

WALSH, J.,

This matter is before the court by way of an appeal from the failure of the Taylor Borough Council to amend the Taylor Zoning Ordinance to provide for sanitary landfills as a permitted use. Appellant argues that the zoning ordinance is illegally exclusionary with respect to landfills and, therefore, the borough councils’ failure to amend should be reversed and the council should be ordered to issue a landfill permit for the premises which she owns.

The procedural facts relevant to the matter are as follows: appellant filed an application for a curative amendment to the Taylor Zoning…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Girsh AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
  2. Surrick v. ZHB OF U. PROVIDENCE TP.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  3. Exton Quarries, Inc. v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
  4. Casey v. ZONING HEAR. BD. OF WARWICK TP.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  5. Beaver Gasoline Co. v. Osborne BoroughSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Appeal of R.C. Maxwell Co. from Decision of Warminster Township Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988

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