Legal Opinion
J.J. Loughran v. Valley View Developers, Inc. ~ Appeal of: Estate of Milton Parker, Inc.
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided August 17, 2016No. 1378 C.D. 2015PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtOpinion By James Gardner Colins, Senior Judge
On appeal, the Estate of Milton B. Parker (Estate) argues that the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas (Trial Court) erred as a matter of law when it affirmed the January 9, 2015 order issued by the Nether Providence Township Zoning Hearing Board (ZHB) concluding that 306 West Rose Valley Road and 304 West Rose Valley Road (the Property) had merged into a single lot, thereby denying the Estate dimensional variances to construct a single-family residence on the Property. For the following reasons, we hold that the merger of lots doctrine has no application to a nonconforming lot located in a…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Valley View Civic Ass'n v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Hertzberg v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
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- Jacquelin v. Horsham TownshipCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Tidd v. Lower Saucon Township Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2015
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