Legal Opinion
Beekhuis v. Zoning Hearing Board
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 28, 1981No. Appeal, No. 2591 C.D. 1979PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Craig,
In this zoning appeal, appellant applicants ask us to reverse an order of the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas, which dismissed their appeal and sustained a decision by the Zoning Hearing Board of Middletown Township (board) denying them two building permits for dwellings on half-acre lots.
The applicants own two separate land parcels in Middletown Township, totaling 45 acres, presently zoned B-l residential, which requires a minimum of one acre for each single-family dwelling. In early 1976, applicants asked the township board of supervisors to rezone their property…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Robin Corp., Aplnt. v. Bd. of Spvrs., LptCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Township of Neville v. Exxon Corp.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Stitzinger v. Stitzinger Lumber Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
- Whitemarsh Township v. KravitzCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Zimmer v. Susquehanna County Planning CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Sever v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- Appeal of CrossleyCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Vacca v. Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- Bradley v. Zoning Hearing Board of New MilfordCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
- D'Amico v. Bd. of Sup., Twp. of AlsaceCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
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