Legal Opinion
Southdown, Inc. v. Jackson Township Zoning Hearing Board
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 29, 2002PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Judge LEAVITT.
Southdown, Inc. (Southdown), appeals from an Order of the Court of Common Pleas of York County (trial court), affirming the Jackson Township Zoning Hearing Board’s (Board) denial of a special exception to allow Southdown to do underground limestone mining in areas restricted to residential and agricultural use. We affirm.
Southdown owns and operates a limestone quarrying business that began in 1907. 2 In 1957 Southdown closed the surface quarry and began to extract limestone by an underground operation, which is now the exclusive means used by Southdown for removing…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Williamson County Regional Planning Commission v. Hamilton Bank of Johnson CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal CouncilSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- MacDonald, Sommer & Frates v. Yolo CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Manor Healthcare Corp. v. Lower Moreland Township Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Broussard v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
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- Broussard v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
- D. & S. Fask v. ZHB of the Twp. of HaverfordCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2020
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