Legal Opinion
Cavanaugh v. Fayette County Zoning Hearing Board
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 10, 1997No. 3301 C.D. 1996PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOYLE, Judge.
Reid J. Cavanaugh and June E. Cava-naugh appeal an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Fayette County, which affirmed an order of the Fayette County Zoning Hearing Board determining that an ordinance enacted by the Fayette County Commissioners, rezoning part of the Cavanaugh’s property, constituted spot zoning and was null and void.
The Cavanaughs own thirty-three acres of land (the property) located in Bullskin Township and Upper Tyrone Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. The property was zoned A-l AgrieulturalRural,1 and it is completely surrounded by other parcels zoned…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Peak v. Commonwealth, Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Schubach v. SilverSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Cleaver v. Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
- Pennsylvania State Police v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
- Biagini v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
4 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by11 opinions
- Fisler v. State System of Higher EducationCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
- Hetman v. State Civil Service CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
- Christman v. Zoning Hearing Board of the Township of WindsorCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
- A.O. v. Department of Public WelfareCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
- Birdsboro & Birdsboro Municipal Authority v. Department of Environmental ProtectionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
6 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.