Legal Opinion
Gerstley v. Cheltenham Township Commissioners
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 26, 1973No. Appeals, Nos. 553 C.D. 1972 and 554 C.D. 1972PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Blatt,
On December 30, 1969, the Board of Commissioners of Cheltenham Township passed two ordinances which rezoned two tracts of land from R-3 (single homes) to M-2 (high-rise multiple dwellings). One tract of land is owned by Marvin Orleans and Albert A. Toll, trading as Elkins Park House, and the other is owned by Orleans individually.
On January 29, 1970, three appeals were taken from the enactment of each ordinance by appellants herein, the Melrose Park Improvement Association, Anita M. Rossman and Jean R. Gerstley. Sets of zoning appeals were filed with the Court of Common…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Knup v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
- Bliss Excavating Co. v. Luzerne CountySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
- Roeder v. Hatfield Borough CouncilSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
- Home Life Insurance Co. of America v. Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
- Cheltenham Township AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Northampton Residents Ass'n v. Northampton Township Board of SupervisorsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Hodge v. Zoning Hearing Board of West Bradford TownshipCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Clawson v. Harborcreek Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Pheasant Run Civic Organization v. Board of CommissionersCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Orleans v. Melrose Park Improvement Ass'nCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
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