Legal Opinion

Township of Little Britain v. Lancaster County Turf Products, Inc.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 5, 1992No. 969 C.D. 1991PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SILVESTRI, Senior Judge.

The Township of Little Britain (Township) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County which denied its request to preliminarily enjoin Lancaster County Turf Products, Inc. and Lancaster County Turf Products, L.P. (collectively LCTP), pursuant to Section 617 of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code 1 (MPC) from further engaging in activities which violate its zoning ordinances.

In December of 1990, LCTP began to conduct a spent mushroom soil curing operation 2 on real property it owned located within the Township’s agricultural…

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2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. T. W. Phillips Gas & Oil Co. v. Peoples Natural Gas Co.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  2. Caporali v. WardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  3. Gateway Motels, Inc. v. Municipality of MonroevilleCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  4. Boykins v. City of ReadingCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  5. Township of East Bradford v. ChampaineCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1976

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. In re Appeal of Little Britain Township from the Decision of the Zoning Hearing Board of Little Britain Township, Lancaster CountyCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
  2. Township of Concord v. Concord Ranch, Inc.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  3. Saint Thomas Township Board of Supervisors v. WyckoCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
  4. Commonwealth v. MarcusCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
  5. Lower Mount Bethel Twp. v. B. Gacki and A. GackiCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2016

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