Long Lane Acres Appeal

STENGEL, J.,

This land use appeal presents an interesting legal issue framed in a set of facts which can be described as gothic. It is a story of zoning laws and zoning changes, of map mistakes, of missed deadlines, of promises made, of letters sent, of understandings and of misunderstandings, of meetings, of hearings and of resolutions. It is not, however, a story of ordinances passed, validly and according to the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, and therein lies the problem in this case.'

Simply stated, the issue is whether a valid, legal zoning ordinance can be changed by any…