Legal Opinion
SOCIETY CREATED TO REDUCE URBAN BLIGHT v. Zoning Board of Adjustment
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 27, 2006No. 2099 C.D. 2005, 2192 C.D. 2005PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Judge McGINLEY.
The Society Created to Reduce Urban Blight (SCRUB), et. al appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County (common pleas court) that affirmed the decision of the Philadelphia Zoning Board of Adjustment’s (Board) grant of a variance to Preston Ship & Rail, Inc. (Preston) in order to erect five outdoor wrap around advertising signs (outdoor advertising signs) on a vacant building. Preston cross-appeals and contends that Section 1460(10) of the Philadelphia Zoning Code (Code) is unconstitutional. Additionally, Preston seeks to quash SCRUB’S…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Valley View Civic Ass'n v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Ieropoli v. AC&S CORP.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
- Lewis v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1908
- Society Created to Reduce Urban Blight v. Zoning Board of Adjustment of PhiladelphiaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
- Konidaris v. Portnoff Law Associates., Ltd.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Spahn v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2009
- Gargiolo v. City of Philadelphia Zoning Board of Adjustment, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County2013
- SOCIETY CREATED TO REDUCE URBAN BLIGHT v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
- Spahn v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2009