Sullivan v. Board of Supervisors
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Kramer,
This is an appeal by Daniel Sullivan and Robert Flowers from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County, dated January 9, 1975. The order dismissed their appeal from the denial by the Supervisors of Lower Make-field Township of a substantive challenge to the Township's zoning ordinance. The only real issue raised by appellants is whether the ordinance in question provides only a “token” amount of land for commercial development and thus has an impermissible exclusionary effect. We conclude that the ordinance is a proper exercise of the police power and affirm…
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