Furniss v. Lower Merion Township

Opinion by

Me. Chief Justice Bell,

Neighboring property owners petitioned the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County to declare an ordinance invalid * because the permit for an apartment house constituted ad hoc rezoning of 40 acres, and because it constituted a flagrant violation of the applicable Township Comprehensive Plan especially in regard to the density of population as set forth in the plan. The Planning Commission made the following apt statement:

“. . . a word should be said with respect to a misunderstanding which frequently arises in connection with the adoption of any…