Legal Opinion
Hopkins v. Zoning Hearing Board
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 16, 1980No. Appeal, No. 2492 C.D. 1979PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge MacPhail,
The Township of Abington (Township) has filed an appeal from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County reversing the denial by the Zoning Hearing Board of Abington Township (Board) of a request by Geoffrey Hopkins, Beth Hopkins, and Ken-Crest Centers, Inc. (Appellees) to add one more unrelated person in an area zoned single family residential than the zoning ordinance allows. We affirm.
Appellees Geoffrey and Beth Hopkins purchased a house in an area zoned “T ’ ’ residential1 by the township zoning ordinance. Mr. and Mrs. Hopkins were assured by their…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Village of Belle Terre v. BoraasSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Robin Corp., Aplnt. v. Bd. of Spvrs., LptCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Children's Aid Society v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Children's Home v. City of EastonCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
3Cited by17 opinions
- Delta Charter Twp. v. DinolfoMichigan Supreme Court · 1984
- Albert v. Zoning Hearing BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
- OPEN DOOR ALCOHOLISM PROG. v. Bd. of AdjustmentNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1985
- In Re Appeal of McGinnisCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- In Re Appeal of Lynch Com. Homes, Inc.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
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