Legal Opinion

Vartan v. Zoning Hearing Board

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 4, 1994No. 640 C.D. 1993PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CRAIG, President Judge.

Historic Harrisburg Association, Inc., appeals a decision of the Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County in which Judge Dowling denied the association’s request to intervene in the zoning appeal of John Vartan. We affirm the decision of the trial court.

HISTORY

The facts as found by the trial court, and as revealed by uncontested evidence in the record, are as follows. Vartan owns Independent American Investments which purchased land in Harrisburg that is zoned as a Special Intensity District No. 2 (SID-2). Vartan filed an application for special exceptions with the city…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Pittsburgh Trust for Cultural Resources v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  2. Acorn Development Corp. v. Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  3. Gilchrist v. Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1984

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Keener v. Zoning Hearing Bd. of Millcreek TownshipCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
  2. Society Created to Reduce Urban Blight v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
  3. Atticks v. Lancaster Township Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
  4. Vartan v. ReedCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
  5. Atticks v. LANCASTER TP. ZONING HEARING BD.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2007

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