Legal Opinion
Narberth Borough v. LOWER MERION TP.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 20, 2007No. 123, 124 MAP 2005PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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Justice BAER.1
In this case, Merloc Partners (Merloc) sought municipal approval from Lower Merion Township (Township) for a land development. A second municipality, Narberth Borough (Narberth), whose border abutted the land to be developed, opposed the project. The Township provisionally approved the first step in the development process. It communicated this decision first by announcing it in an open hearing, and then by mailing a formal written decision. The Municipalities Planning Code (MPC), 53 P.S. §§ 10101, et seq.,2 requires that appeals be lodged in the appropriate trial court…
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