Legal Opinion
Schatz v. New Britain Township Zoning Hearing Board of Adjustment
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided August 1, 1991No. 2399 C.D. 1990PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLINS, Judge.
New Britain Township (Township) appeals the October 19, 1990 Order and Opinion of the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County (Common Pleas) reversing the decision of the Zoning Board of New Britain Township (Board) and granting a special exception to Gerald Schatz (Schatz).
Schatz is the owner of a 17.79 acre tract of land located in the Township and zoned IN-Institutional. On January 29, 1988, Schatz applied to the Board for a special exception to permit his property to be used for an inpatient drug and alcohol treatment facility for adolescents. He based the application for…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Valley View Civic Ass'n v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Bray v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Best v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
- In re Appeal of BairdCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- In Re Appeal of MartinCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
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3Cited by26 opinions
- In Re Appeal of ThompsonCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
- In Re Appeal of Brickstone Realty Corp.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
- Greth Development Group, Inc. v. Zoning Hearing Board of Lower Heidelberg TownshipCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
- East Manchester Township Zoning Hearing Board v. DallmeyerCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
- Gorsline v. Bd. of Supervisors of Fairfield Twp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
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