Paradise Materials, Inc. v. Paradise Township

FRIEDMAN, Judge.

Paradise Materials, Inc. (Paradise Materials) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Monroe County (trial court) granting Paradise Township’s (Township) Petition to Quash the Appeal of Paradise Materials.

Paradise Materials is the equitable owner of three tracts of land which comprise approximately 180 acres in Paradise Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania. Paradise Materials operates a small quarry on the land and wishes to expand the quarry’s operations; however, when Paradise Materials first sought the Township’s approval, the Township’s zoning ordinance did…