Legal Opinion
Baker v. Upper Southampton Township Zoning Hearing Board
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 16, 2003PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Judge COHN.
Kenneth Baker (Baker) and Upper Southampton Township (Township) have filed consolidated appeals from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County, which affirmed the decision of the Upper Southampton Township Zoning Hearing Board (Board) determining that the Upper Southampton Township Zoning Ordinance (Ordinance) was invalid because off-premises advertising signs were excluded de jure and because there was no legitimate health, safety, moral or general welfare concern that justified a total prohibition of such signs.
The relevant facts of the case are as follows.…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Valley View Civic Ass'n v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Exton Quarries, Inc. v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
- C & M Developers, Inc. v. Bedminster Township Zoning Hearing BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
- Hopewell Township Board of Supervisors v. GollaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- Overstreet v. Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Adams Outdoor Adv., Lp. v. Zoning Hearing Bd. of Smithfield TownshipCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
- Upper Southampton Township. v. Upper Southampton Township Zoning Hearing BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
- In Re Guterl Special Steel Corp.United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 2004
- SOCIETY CREATED TO REDUCE URBAN BLIGHT v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
- In Re: Apr. 24 Dec. Apl of: Charlestown OutdoorSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2022
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