Legal Opinion
Oasis v. Zoning Hearing Board
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 18, 2014PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Judge LEAVITT.
Servants Oasis appeals an order of the Lebanon County Court of Common Pleas (trial court) rejecting its application for a special exception to develop a religious retreat on its land in South Annville Township. In doing so, the trial court affirmed the decision of the South Annville Township Zoning Hearing Board (Zoning Board). Because Servants Oasis satisfied the objective criteria for a special exception found in the South Annville Township *459Zoning Ordinance (Zoning Ordinance),1 we reverse.
Servants Oasis, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization,2 proposes to develop a…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Greaton Properties, Inc. v. Lower Merion TownshipCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
- Visionquest National, Ltd. v. Board of SupervisorsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
- Segal v. Zoning Hearing Board of Buckingham TownshipCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
- Elizabethtown/Mt. Joy Associates, L.P. v. Mount Joy Township Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
- In Re Appeal of Drumore Crossings, L.P.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2009
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Allegheny Tower Associates, LLC v. City of Scranton Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
- Liberties Lofts LLC v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
- EQT Production v. Boro of Jefferson Hills, Aplt.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2019
- J. Hartman and A. Hartman v. The ZHB of Cumru Twp. and St. Francis Home and Cumru Twp.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
- In Re: Appeal of Penneco Environmental Solutions, LLC from the decision of The ZHB of the Borough of Plum ~ Appeal of: Borough of PlumCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2019
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