Gorton v. Silver Lake Township

Opinion by

Judge Rogers,

The appellants, William Gorton and Ronwhen Gorton, acting pro se, have appealed a final order of the Court of Common Pleas of Susquehanna County denying their application for an order declaring their entitlement to a set-back variance and to approval of their proposed land subdivision.

The appellants owned a residence on a twenty-acre tract of land in Silver Lake Township. In 1979, they commenced the construction of a second residence on the property and of a sewage disposal system without leave of any public authority. Silver Lake Township officials notified the…