Legal Opinion
In Re Petition of Dolington Land Group
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 30, 2003No. 80 MAP 2003PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Justice LAMB.
We granted allowance of this appeal in order to describe the application of Surrick v. Zoning Hearing Board of the Township of Upper Providence, 476 Pa. 182, 382 A.2d 105 (1977), to the assessment of the validity of a multimunicipal zoning ordinance. Such regional land use planning and regulation is now authorized by Article VIII-A of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code (MPC), the Act of July 31, 1968, P.L. 805, as amended, 53 P.S. §§ 10801-A through 10821-A, added by Act No 68 of June 22, 2000.1
The central Bucks County municipalities of Newtown Township, Newtown…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- National Land & Investment Co. v. Easttown Township Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
- Concord Township AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
- Surrick v. ZHB OF U. PROVIDENCE TP.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Casey v. ZONING HEAR. BD. OF WARWICK TP.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- C & M Developers, Inc. v. Bedminster Township Zoning Hearing BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Marshall v. City of PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
- Kassouf v. Township of ScottSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
- Hamilton Hills Group, LLC v. Hamilton Township Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2010
- Woll S. v. Monaghan TownshipCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
- McGonigle v. Lower Heidelberg Township Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
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