Legal Opinion
Bailey v. Zoning Board of Adjustment
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 17, 2002PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Justice NIGRO.
Appellants Shawmont Development, Inc., and its president, James B. Kravitz, appeal from the Commonwealth Court’s order finding that the Philadelphia Planning Commission erroneously permitted Appellants to make changes to an approved development plan (a “Master Plan”) for a planned residential development. We affirm the order of the Commonwealth Court, albeit for different reasons.
In 1971, the Philadelphia City Council added Section 14-226 to the Philadelphia Zoning Code, which established a RC-6 Residential District classification. Section 14-226 describes a…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Valley View Civic Ass'n v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Alabama Power Company v. Douglas M. Costle, as Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, Sierra Club, Intervenors.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- Phillips v. A-Best Products Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
- Uniontown Area School District v. Pennsylvania Human Relations CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Pyzdrowski v. Pittsburgh Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
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3Cited by50 opinions
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- Maryland Casualty Co. v. Odyssey Contracting Corp.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
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