Bensalem Township v. Weber

Opinion by

Judge Craig,

Bensalem Township has appealed from the refusal of the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County to dismiss, for lack of jurisdiction, a mandamus action filed by the landowner appellees.

In their mandamus complaint filed October 12, 1978, the landowners averred, among other things, that: (1) the township’s zoning hearing board had, on January 4, 1977, held a hearing on landowners’ application for a variance to permit a real estate and insurance office in a residential district; (2) the board had rendered no decision; (3) therefore, pursuant to *352the provisions of Section 908(9)…