Legal Opinion
Lower Providence Township v. Ford
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 5, 1971No. Appeals, Nos. 274 C.D. 1970 and 276 C.D. 1970PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Crumlish, Jr.,
These are appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County which directed Lower Providence Township to issue permits for the construction of appellee’s trucking terminal. The Township’s Zoning Hearing Board had refused to grant the requested use. With some modification, we affirm the order of the court below.
Appellee, president of De-Pen Lines, Inc., a trucking company in Montgomery County, is seeking to construct a trucking terminal in an “I-Industrial” zone of Lower Providence Township. The township zoning ordinance permits only “commonly…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Archbishop O'Hara's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
- Exton Quarries, Inc. v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
- Rolling Green Golf Club CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
- Village 2 at New Hope, Inc. AppealsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
- Di Santo v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- Abington Township v. Dunkin' Donuts Franchising Corp.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
- George Calantoni & Sons, Inc. v. Board of SupervisorsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
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