Neill v. Bedminster Township Zoning Hearing Board

PALLADINO, Judge.

Bedminster Township (Township) appeals an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County (trial court) which reversed a Township Zoning Hearing Board’s (Board) decision and remanded to the Board with directions to grant the application of James M. Neill (Neill) for a special exception use, subject to reasonable conditions the Board deemed appropriate.

Neill owns a 30 acre tract of land which was previously used as a children’s camp and currently contains a number of uninhabited buildings. Neill submitted an application to the Board for a special exception use to convert…