Legal Opinion

Village 2 at New Hope, Inc. Appeals

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 24, 1968No. Appeals, Nos. 110, 111, 112, 113 and 114PublishedCited by 60 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Roberts,

Under traditional concepts of zoning the task of determining the type, density and placement of buildings which should exist within any given zoning dis*629trict devolves upon the local legislative body. In order that this body might have to speak only infrequently on the issue of municipal planning and zoning, the local legislature usually enacts detailed requirements for the type, size and location of buildings within each given zoning district, and leaves the ministerial task of enforcing these regulations to an appointed zoning administrator, with another…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. National Land & Investment Co. v. Easttown Township Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
  2. Keystone Raceway Corp. v. State Harness Racing CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
  3. Eves v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
  4. Steel v. LevySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1925
  5. Upper Providence Township AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964

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3Cited by60 opinions

  1. Southern Burlington County N.A.A.C.P. v. Township of Mount LaurelSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1975
  2. Concord Township AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
  3. Montgomery County v. Woodward & Lothrop, Inc.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1977
  4. Loveless v. YantisWashington Supreme Court · 1973
  5. Lutz v. City of LongviewWashington Supreme Court · 1974

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