Legal Opinion
Keener v. Rapho Township Zoning Hearing Board
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 31, 2013PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Judge McGINLEY.
James C. Keener (Keener) appeals from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County (common pleas court) which affirmed the denial by the Rapho Township Zoning Hearing Board (ZHB) of Keener’s Application for a Special Exception.
Keener is the owner of a 130-acre parcel located in the Agricultural Zoning District. He has an equitable interest in an adjoining 3-acre lot (collectively Property). The Property is being used as an active farm. The Property contains 60 acres used for growing crops, a breeding herd of Scottish Highland Cattle, an 18th century bank…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Beaver Gasoline Co. v. Osborne BoroughSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Adams Outdoor Adv., Lp. v. Zoning Hearing Bd. of Smithfield TownshipCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
- Lutz v. ArmourSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
- Rapaport v. Zoning Hearing Board of AllentownCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
- Mahony v. Township of HamptonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Barnabei v. Chadds Ford Township Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2015
- S.M. Ebbert v. Upper Saucon Twp. Zoning BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
- University of Scranton v. City of Scranton Zoning Hearing Board, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Lackawanna County2013