Legal Opinion
Hanover Township Civic Ass'n v. Hanover Township
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Northampton County
Decided November 20, 1974No. 414; no. 399Published
1Opinion of the Court
FRANCIOS A, J.,
On June 26, 1973, the Board of Supervisors of Hanover Township adopted a planned residential development ordinance (PRD). These consolidated cases challenge the action taken by that governing body.
In no. 414 May term, 1973, certain residents, individually, and as members of a civic association,1 contend that the PRD is invalid because of procedural defects.
In no. 399 October term, 1973, the same parties appear as petitioners and there question the validity of the PRD on substantive grounds.
The township is the respondent in both cases. In addition, there are intervenors. Mary…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Roeder v. Hatfield Borough CouncilSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
- Doran Investments v. Muhlenberg Township Board of CommissionersCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Northampton Residents Ass'n v. Northampton Township Board of SupervisorsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Key Realty Co. Zoning CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
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