Legal Opinion
West Torresdale Civic Ass'n v. Zoning Board of Adjustment
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 28, 1986No. Appeal, No. 253 C.D. 1985PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
President Judge Crumlish, Jr,
The West Torresdale Civic Association and other neighborhood entities and individuals1 (Neighbors) appeal a Philadelphia County Common Pleas Court order *254affirming a Philadelphia Zoning Board of Adjustment (Board) decision which granted a variance to Potamkin Chevrolet, Inc. (Potamkin) allowing commercial use of two tracts of land. We reverse.
The subject tracts are contiguous, total 7.7 acres, and are located in the vicinity of the northeast corner of Grant Avenue and Academy Road. The tracts are split-zoned R-3 and R-4 residential.2 However, because they…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Best v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
- Garbev Zoning CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
- McClure AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
- Marlowe v. Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Catholic Cemeteries Ass'n of the Diocese of Pittsburgh Zoning CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Hill District Project Area Committee, Inc. v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
- Whitpain Township Board of Supervisors v. Whitpain Township Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- West Torresdale Civic Ass'n v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- Chesterfield County v. BeckChesterfield County Circuit Court · 1989
- Whitpain Township Board of Supervisors v. Whitpain Township Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988