Legal Opinion
Surrick v. Zoning Hearing Board
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 16, 1974No. Appeal, No. 397 C.D. 1973PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Blatt,
Robert B. Surrick is the equitable owner of 12.25 acres of vacant ground in Upper Providence Township (Township), Delaware County, and the legal owner (with his wife) of an adjacent 10.5 acres.
On March 10, 1972, Surrick sought a building permit to erect 187 apartment units1 on the 12.25 acres and 4 of the adjacent acres, making the subject tract *61016.25 acres in total, which was described by the Township’s Zoning Hearing Board (Board) as follows:
“The subject tract is a level, fairly open piece of ground bounded on the East by Providence Road, on the South by Rose Tree Road,…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Permian Basin Area Rate CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Federal Power Commission v. Natural Gas Pipeline Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Ohio Valley Water Co. v. Ben Avon BoroughSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- National Land & Investment Co. v. Easttown Township Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Surrick v. ZHB OF U. PROVIDENCE TP.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Ellick v. Bd. of Spvrs., Worcester Twp.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Township of Haverford v. SpicaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Benham v. Board of SupervisorsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Harper v. Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
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