Legal Opinion
Sauer v. Richland Township
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 16, 1973No. Appeal, No. 715 C.D. 1972PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Wilkinson,
Appellants purchased an existing mobile home park in Richland Township, Allegheny County, in 1964. This was a valid nonconforming use under the Township’s 1952 zoning ordinance then in effect, which prohibited “auto trailer camps and gypsy camps” anywhere in the Township.
In 1965, appellants purchased 2.97 acres adjacent to the mobile home park and in June, 1967, placed 10 mobile homes on this parcel. At that time, the 2.97 acre tract was zoned as a “farm district” under the 1952 zoning ordinance. In July of 1967, appellants were charged and later convicted in a…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Girsh AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
- Beaver Gasoline Co. v. Osborne BoroughSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Colonial Park for Mobile Homes, Inc. v. Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
3Cited by5 opinions
- Camp Hill Development Co. v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- East Pikeland Twp. v. Bush Bros., Inc.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- In re Appeal of Hume VillageCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Oakwood at Madison, Inc. v. Township of MadisonSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1977
- Oakwood at Madison, Inc. v. Township of MadisonSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1977