Legal Opinion
Bernie Enterprises v. Hilltown Township Zoning Hearing Board
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 20, 1995No. Nos. 2991 and 2997 C.D. 1993PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRIEDMAN, Judge.
Hilltown Township (Township) appeals from an order of the Bucks County Court of Common Pleas (trial court) reversing the decision of the Hilltown Township Zoning Hearing Board (Zoning Board) and granting a variance by estoppel to Bernie Enterprises, Inc. (Bernie). We reverse the trial court’s order and reinstate the decision of the Zoning Board.1
In 1959, the Township implemented its first zoning ordinance. At that time, Harry Moore owned a junkyard on 2.636 acres of property identified as Bucks County TMP number 15-6-15. The Township Zoning Ordinance zoned Moore’s property as…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Valley View Civic Ass'n v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Hasage v. PHILA. ZONING BD. OF ADJ.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
- Hasage v. Philadelphia Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
- Highland Park Community v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- In Re Appeal of CrawfordCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Teazers, Inc. v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
- Vaughn v. ZONING HEARING BD. OF SHALERCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
- M. Dombroski & E. Dombroski, h&w v. Dallas Twp. ZHB & A. Pugh & B. Pugh, h&wCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2019