Cohen v. Ford

Opinion by

Judge Crumlish, Jr.,

This is an appeal by a landowner from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Cumberland County which denied, after a jury trial, a writ of mandamus to compel Hampden Township to issue zoning and building permits for a townhouse development proposed by Appellant which use is permitted as a conditional use in an R-l residential zone of Hampden Township. The lower court ordered approval of Appellant’s final subdivision plan as submitted, but refused to order the issuance of building permits because the procedure to be followed to obtain conditional approval under…