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Fernley v. Board of Supervisors of Schuylkill Township

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided August 16, 1983No. Appeal, No. 573 C.D. 1982PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge Craig,

Developers present this exclusionary zoning appeal from a decision of the Court of Common Pleas of Chester County which affirmed the Schuylkill Township Board of Supervisors’ rejection of the developers’ curative amendment attack upon the zoning ordinance’s prohibition of multiple dwellings. The developers propose to erect 1556 residential units of multi-family dwellings (garden apartments, townhouses and fourplexes) on 245 acres, at densities ranging from 6.4 per acre to 14 units per acre.

This case presents a question of exclusionary zoning law which we have not…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Girsh AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
  2. Surrick v. ZHB OF U. PROVIDENCE TP.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  3. Exton Quarries, Inc. v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
  4. Casey v. ZONING HEAR. BD. OF WARWICK TP.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  5. Beaver Gasoline Co. v. Osborne BoroughSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Fernley v. Bd. of Sup'rs of Schuylkill Tp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  2. In Re Appeal of ShoreSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  3. New Bethlehem Borough Council v. McVayCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  4. H & R Builders, Inc. v. Borough CouncilCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  5. In re Appeal of ShoreCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1985

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