Legal Opinion

Surrick v. ZHB OF U. PROVIDENCE TP.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 24, 1977No. 541PublishedCited by 139 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

NIX, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order of the Commonwealth Court, Surrick v. Zoning Hearing Bd. of Twp. of Upper Providence, 11 Pa.Cmwlth. 607, 314 A.2d 565 (1974), affirming an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County which upheld the denial of appellant, Robert B. Surrick’s, application for variance from the terms of the Zoning Ordinance of Upper Providence Township, Ordinance No. 34 of 1952, as amended, by the Zoning Hearing Board (Board) of Upper Providence Township.1 The dispositive issue is whether the township ordinance unconstitutionally excludes multi-family…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
  2. National Land & Investment Co. v. Easttown Township Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
  3. Southern Burlington County N.A.A.C.P. v. Township of Mount LaurelSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1975
  4. Girsh AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
  5. Concord Township AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970

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3Cited by139 opinions

  1. Southern Burlington County N.A.A.C.P. v. Township of Mount LaurelSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1983
  2. Robinson Township v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
  3. Township of Exeter v. Zoning Hearing BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2009
  4. Stansberry v. HolmesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
  5. C & M Developers, Inc. v. Bedminster Township Zoning Hearing BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2002

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