Legal Opinion

Borough of Braddock v. Allegheny County Planning Department

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 16, 1996PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COLINS, President Judge.

The Borough of Braddock (Braddock) appeals from the January 17, 1996 order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County (Common Pleas Court) affirming the April 24, 1995 decision of the Allegheny County Planning Department (Planning Department) that allowed the subdivision of certain land situate in Braddock and owned by the Union Railroad Company (Railroad).

The question for our determination is whether Common Pleas Court erred in affirming the Planning Department’s decision to allow the Railroad’s subdivision plan over Braddoek’s objection without first…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. In Re Appeal of the Board of School Directors of the Owen J. Roberts School DistrictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2003

3Cited by3 opinions

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  2. Kaufman v. Borough of Whitehall Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
  3. J. Scott v. Zoning Board of Adjustment, Moyer Street Associates, LLC, and K. BairdCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2017

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