Legal Opinion
Brentwood Borough v. Cooper
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 10, 1981No. Appeal, 2176 C.D. 1980PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Craig,
Brentwood Borough (borough) appeals from an order of the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas directing the borough to approve a conditional use and site plan filed by Mel Cooper, applicant, for the construction of four buildings containing a total of forty-seven garden apartment units.
The property in issue, a 2.5 acre tract owned by the applicant, is located in an R-3 Residential District under the borough’s zoning ordinance (ordinance) enacted in 1973 and amended in 1976. Garden apartments are a conditional use in R-3 districts. In 1975, the borough council approved…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Putney v. Abington TownshipSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
- Goodman v. Board of CommissionersCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Zajac v. Zoning Hearing Board of Mifflin TownshipCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- DePaul Realty Co. v. Borough of QuakertownCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- City Planning Commission v. Threshold, Inc.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
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3Cited by20 opinions
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