Legal Opinion
Doran Investments v. Muhlenberg Township Board of Commissioners
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 11, 1973No. Appeal, No. 150 C.D. 1973PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Rogers,
This case concerns planned residential developments provided for by Article VII of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code (MPC), Act of July 31, 1968, P. L. 805, as amended, 53 P.S. §10701 et seq. It presents important questions concerning the power of governing bodies to withhold tentative approval of plans which conform to planned residential development ordinances enacted pursuant to Article VII.
Appellant, Doran Investments, a limited partnership primarily engaged in real estate investment, applied to the Muhlenberg Township, Berks County, Board of…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Archbishop O'Hara's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
- Miller v. Beaver FallsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
- Village 2 at New Hope, Inc. AppealsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
- Eves v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
- Key Realty Co. Zoning CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
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3Cited by28 opinions
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