Legal Opinion
Council Rock School District v. Wrightstown Township Zoning Hearing Board
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 30, 1998PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MIRARCHI, Jr., Senior Judge.
The Council Rock School District (Council Rock) appeals the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County (trial court) that affirmed a decision of the Wrightstown Township Zoning Hearing Board (Board) denying Council Rock’s application for a special exception. We affirm.
Council Rock is the equitable owner of the 71.1 acres of land located in Wrightstown Township at issue in this case. The property, which is presently farmland, is under a conditional agreement of sale to Council Rock. Council Rock has proposed to construct upon the property a one-story middle…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Commonwealth v. Ogontz Area Neighbors Ass'nSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- School District v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
- Port Arthur Independent School District v. City of GrovesTexas Supreme Court · 1964
- Edgmont Township v. Springton Lake Montessori School, Inc.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
- Wilkinsburg Borough v. Wilkinsburg Borough School DistrictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- In Re Condemnation Proceeding by the Township of Lower MacUngieCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
- Hazleton Area Sch. Dist. v. Zoning Hearing Bd. of Hazle TownshipCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
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