Legal Opinion
Hunterstown Ruritan Club v. Straban Twp. Zoning Hearing Bd.
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 14, 2016No. 1204 C.D. 2015PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY Judge WOJCIK.
Hunterstown Ruritan Club (Club) appeals from the June 12, 2015 order of the Court of Common Pleas of Adams County (trial court) denying the Club's appeal from a decision of the Zoning Hearing Board of Straban Township (Board), which denied the Club's application to expand a prior nonconforming use on property it owns in Straban Township, Adams County. 1 For the reasons that follow, we reverse and remand.
The Club is a local unit of the larger Ruritan community service organization. In 1955, the Club purchased a 14-acre property along Red Bridge Road for the purpose of…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Hanna v. Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
- Silver v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
- HUMPHREYS v. Stuart Realty Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
- PA Northwestern Distributors, Inc. v. Zoning Hearing BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
- Nettleton v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
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