Legal Opinion

Board of Supervisors v. Gentsch

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 21, 1980No. Appeal, No. 389 C.D. 1979PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge MacPhail,

Herman L. Gentseh, Jr. (Appellee) filed an Application for Curative Amendment1 with the Board of Supervisors of Northampton Township (Board) chal*457lenging the township zoning ordinance because apartments were not provided for as a matter of right. The amendment proposed by the appellee would establish an R-4 district in which townhouses, garden apartments and mid-rise apartments2 are permitted uses. The application further sought rezoning of a 45-acre tract, owned by Appellee, to R-4. The Board denied the request and Appellee filed an appeal to the Court of Common Pleas…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Girsh AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
  2. Concord Township AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
  3. Township of Willistown v. Chesterdale Farms, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  4. Camp Hill Development Co. v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  5. Benham v. Board of SupervisorsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Montgomery Crossing Associates v. Township of Lower GwyneddCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
  2. Omnipoint Communications Enterprises, L.P., in No. 99-1990 v. Zoning Hearing Board of Easttown Township Township of Easton, in No. 99-1932Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001
  3. In re Appeal of Elocin, Inc.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  4. KS Development Company, L.P. and KS Development Company 2, L.P. v. Lower Nazareth Twp.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
  5. Reimer v. Board of SupervisorsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1992

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