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Hannon v. Zoning Hearing Board

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 10, 1977No. Appeal, No. 1898 C.D. 1976PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge Rogers,

Francis D. Hannon appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne County affirming the denial by the Zoning Hearing Board of the City of Wilkes-Barre of his application for a special exception to operate a rooming house.

Hannon owns a 16 room three-story building located at 507 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre. The property is located in an R-3 multiple-family Residential District established by the Wilkes-Barre Zoning Ordinance. A rooming house is permitted in the R-3 district by special exception and on condition: that it have no more than eight…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Lower Merion Township v. Enokay, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
  2. Temple University v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
  3. Commonwealth ex rel. Gooslin v. MyersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
  4. Fantastic Plastic, Inc. v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Tuckfelt v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  2. Visionquest National, Ltd. v. Board of SupervisorsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  3. Shamah v. Hellam Township Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
  4. Visionquest National, Ltd. v. Board of SupervisorsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  5. EQT Production Company and ET Blue Grass Clearing, LLC v. Borough of Jefferson HillsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2017

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