Legal Opinion

G.M.P. Land Co. v. Board of Supervisors

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 14, 1983No. Appeal, No. 2739 C.D. 1981PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge Cbaig,

In this zoning case, G.M.P. Land Company, Inc. appeals from a Schuylkill County Common Pleas Court order, which affirmed . a Hegins Township Board of Supervisors’ decision rejecting a curative amendment petition that would have enabled GMP to strip-mine approximately 1,000 acres of land in the township’s S-l Special Purpose Wooded Area, where mining is not a permitted use. We affirm.

On August 10, 1966, Hegins Township enacted a zoning ordinance based on a comprehensive plan de*593veloped by its planning consultant and adopted by the township in June of 1965. In addition to…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Girsh AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
  2. Surrick v. ZHB OF U. PROVIDENCE TP.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  3. Smith v. Glen Alden Coal Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1943
  4. Cleaver v. Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
  5. Miller & Son Paving, Inc. v. Wrightstown TownshipSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. McClimans v. Board of SupervisorsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  2. Hersh v. Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  3. Atlantic Refining & Marketing Corp. v. Board of CommissionersCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  4. Stabler Development Co. v. Board of SupervisorsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
  5. Board of Supervisors v. McClimansCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991

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