Legal Opinion
Township of Harrison v. Smith
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 30, 1993No. 2773 C.D. 1992PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RODGERS, Senior Judge.
The Township of Harrison (Township) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, that reversed the Harrison Township Zoning Hearing Board’s (ZHB) decision, denying Gregory R. Smith’s (Smith) request for a variance. We affirm.
Smith originally sought a variance in 1989 to build a structure to house an automobile sales, service and repair shop on an irregularly-shaped corner lot located in a B-l business district that borders on an R-l single family residential dis trict. 1 At the time of purchase, Smith razed the existing garage and then applied…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Valley View Civic Ass'n v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Babin v. City of LancasterCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Grim v. Borough of BoyertownCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
- In re U. S. Aluminum Corp.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
- Atlantic Richfield Co. v. Marshall Township Board of SupervisorsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Domeisen v. ZONING HEARING BD., O'HARA TP.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
- Ruddy v. Lower Southampton Township Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
- Fowler v. City of Bethlehem Zoning Hearing Bd.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
- Ken-Med Associates v. Board of Township SupervisorsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
- In re: Appeal by V. Atamanenko & I. Ginsburg ~ Appeal of: V. Atamanenko & I. GinsburgCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2024
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