Legal Opinion
Penn Advertising, Inc. v. Department of Transportation
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 5, 1992No. 1543 C.D. 1991PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PELLEGRINI, Judge.
Penn Advertising, Inc. (Penn) appeals from an order of the Department of Transportation (Department) which denied a permit to erect an outdoor advertising device (billboard).
Penn is a corporation engaged in the business of outdoor advertising. On May 30,1990, it applied to the Department for a permit to erect a billboard on a tract of real estate owned by Ralph M. Hostetter (Hostetter). The property is located along State Route 283, a federal-aid primary highway, in Rapho Township, Lancaster County. The character of the area surrounding the proposed billboard site is rural…
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- Mulac AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
- Miller v. Upper Allen Township Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
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- Smorgasbord v. Department of TransportationCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
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