Upper Southampton Township. v. Upper Southampton Township Zoning Hearing Board

OPINION

Justice CASTILLE.

We granted review in this appeal from the Commonwealth Court to explore the question of whether the construction of billboards qualifies as “land development” for purposes of the Municipalities Planning Code, 53 P.S. § 10107 (“MPC”), and the Upper Southampton-Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance § 202 (“SALDO”), thereby authorizing a township to require land development approval before the billboards can be erected. We hold that the term “land development” does not encompass the construction of billboards and, therefore, we reverse the Commonwealth Court.