Legal Opinion

Blair v. Board of Adjustment

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 23, 1961No. Appeals, 89 and 90PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mb. Justice Cohen,

These appeals concern applications by the owners of two lots in the Borough of Hatboro for special exceptions to operate gasoline filling stations on their lots under the provisions of the zoning ordinance of that borough. The board of adjustment (Board), basing its decisions on several enumerated grounds, refused to grant the special exceptions. On appeal, the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County reversed and granted the special exceptions on the condition that the buildings be of colonial design. The Borough of Hatboro, as an intervening party, appealed the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Archbishop O'Hara's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
  2. Eves v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
  3. Kotzin v. Plymouth Township Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959

3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Marple Township AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
  2. Susquehanna Township Board of Commissioners v. Hardee's Food Systems, Inc.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  3. Jacobi v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
  4. Boron Oil Co. v. City of FranklinCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
  5. Cherbel Realty Corp. v. Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1972

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