Bevans v. Township of Hilltown

Opinion by

Judge Craig,

Mr. and Mrs. Eugene C. Bevans, as landowners, appeal a zoning decision of the Bucks County Court of Common Pleas, which ordered them to cease operation of their trucking enterprise in Hilltown Township.

The facts leading to the appeal are as follows:

On August 26, 1977, the owners bought property located in a district zoned Rural Residential (RR) under the township’s zoning ordinance. The previous owner, who had owned the land since 1949, was a general contractor, who, on occasion, had parked several of his trucks on the premises.

After purchasing the property, the owners…