Legal Opinion
Latrobe Speedway, Inc. v. Zoning Hearing Board of Unity Township
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 23, 1998No. 90 W.D. Appeal Docket 1997PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ZAPPALA, Justice.
The Unity Township Zoning Hearing Board appeals from the decision and order of the Commonwealth Court reversing the order of the Westmoreland County Common Pleas Court, which denied Appellees’ application for an occupancy permit to operate an automobile racetrack on property owned by Latrobe Speedway, as a prior nonconforming use. The Commonwealth Court remanded to the Unity Township Zoning Hearing Board with direction that the requested occupancy permit be granted. We affirm.
Latrobe owns a 35-acre tract of land near Pleasant Unity, Pennsylvania, which was used as a…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Haller Baking Company's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1928
- Pappas v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
- Upper Darby Township AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
- Smith v. Board of Zoning AppealsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Latrobe Speedway, Inc. v. Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
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