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Doris Terry Revocable Living Trust v. Zoning Board of Adjustment

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 28, 2005PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

Judge LEAVITT.

The Doris Terry Revocable Living Trust (Trust) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County (trial court) upholding a variance that had been granted by the Pittsburgh Zoning Board of Adjustment (Board) to Michael Seate and Kim Love (collectively Interve-nors). The variance in question was granted for a motorcycle garage that had been constructed by Intervenors, without any approval and in violation of applicable zoning requirements, on a lot immediately adjacent to the Trust’s property.1 The Trust asserts that Intervenors’ case, completed in…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Hertzberg v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
  2. Harvey v. MarshallCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2005
  3. Larsen v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
  4. Allegheny West Civic Council, Inc. v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
  5. Baker v. Chartiers Township Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1996

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Tri-County Landfill, Inc. v. Pine Township Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
  2. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Fellowship v. Philadelphia Zoning Board of AdjustmentCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
  3. Goldstein v. Zoning Hearing Board of the Township of Lower MerionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
  4. Abington Bank v. Broadway Penn Mutual Office Fee, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County2011
  5. In Re: Application of R. Wagner and J. Jarboe; In Re: Appeal of Schuylkill Twp. From the Decision of the Schuylkill Twp. ZHB; Appeal of: Board of Supervisors of Schuylkill Twp.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2025

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