Legal Opinion
Gibraltar Rock, Inc. v. New Hanover Township
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 5, 2015PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Judge PATRICIA A. McCullough.
New Hanover Township (Township) appeals from the October 3, 2014 decision of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County (trial court) granting declaratory relief in favor of Gibraltar 'Rock, Inc., and Sahara Sand, Inc., (together, Gibraltar) and decreeing that the Township’s Stormwater Management Ordinance (SMO) is preempted by the Pennsylvania Noncoal Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (Noncoal Act).1’2
Background
Gibraltar owns approximately 240 acres of land in New Hanover Township, Montgomery County, and intends to operate a quarry in…
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