Legal Opinion
Hawk v. City of Pittsburgh Zoning Board of Adjustment
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 5, 2012No. 382 C.D. 2011PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Judge LEAVITT.
Evelyn Hawk appeals an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County (trial court) denying her a variance from the setback requirements that became necessary after she renovated two, multi-unit residential buildings. In doing so, the trial court affirmed the decision of the Zoning Board of Adjustment of the City of Pittsburgh. We affirm.
At issue is a parcel of property owned by Evelyn Hawk and her son, Oliver, in the City’s R1A-VH district, which is a single unit, high density residential district. 2 When the Hawks purchased the property in 2008, it had been…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Valley View Civic Ass'n v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Pyzdrowski v. Pittsburgh Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
- Bailey v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
- In Re Petition of Dolington Land GroupSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
- In Re Appeal of KreiderCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Tower Access Grp., LLC v. S. Union Twp. Zoning Hearing Bd.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
- Oasis v. Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
- T.M. Dunn and L.N. Dunn v. Middletown Twp. ZHBCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
- Monroe Land Investments v. Zoning Board of Adjustment and The City of Philadelphia and Broad Street West Civic Assoc. and J. Furey Appeal of: J. Furey and Broad Street West Civic Assoc.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
- McCarry v. Haverford Township Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2015
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