Legal Opinion
Sposato v. Radnor Township Board
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 9, 1970No. Appeal, No. 6PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Me. Justice Jones,
Dr. James Westerman owns an 18.5 acre tract in Radnor Township which is presently zoned R-4 Residential. On December 31, 1965, Dr. Westerman agreed to sell the tract to Richard Sposato, the agreement of sale being contingent upon Sposato obtaining a zoning classification which would permit him to build garden apartments thereon. Following a public hearing on March 21, 1967, Sposato’s proposal that the tract be rezoned was denied by the Board of Commissioners of Radnor Township.
Sposato next applied for a building certificate to permit the construction of 222-unit…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Cleaver v. Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
- Richman v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
- Pyzdrowski v. Pittsburgh Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
- Lukens v. Ridley Township Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
- Jacobs v. FetzerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Vanguard Cellular System, Inc. v. Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
- Marple Gardens, Inc. v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Alfano v. Zoning H. Bd. of Marple Twp.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Surrick v. Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Logan Square Neighborhood Ass'n v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
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