Legal Opinion

Watson v. Zoning Hearing Board

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided August 7, 1985No. Appeal, No. 2424 C.D. 1984PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge Ckaig,

Andrew and Pauline Watson (objectors) appeal an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County which affirmed a decision of the Zoning Hearing Board of West Hanover Township granting approval of a site development plan to expand a nonconforming use on property owned by Lawrence and Betty Jane Houck.

We must determine1 if the site development plan involves a permissible expansion of a nonconforming use under Article IV of the West Hanover Township Zoning Ordinance, which provides:

D. EXTENSIONS OR ENLARGEMENTS

1. The types of extension and enlargement listed below are…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Mignatti AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
  2. Lance AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
  3. Gustin v. Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  4. Hilltown Township v. HornCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  5. Abbot v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Pietropaolo v. Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2009
  2. Austin v. Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  3. In re Appeal of SchneiderCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987

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