Legal Opinion
Northeastern Gas Co. v. Foster Township Zoning Hearing Board
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 30, 1992No. 2348 C.D. 1991PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PALLADINO, Judge.
Northeastern Gas Company, Inc., Floyd E. Hoffman and Marian Hoffman (collectively, landowners) appeal an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne County (trial court) which affirmed the decision of the Foster Township Zoning Hearing Board (Board) denying landowners’ application for a zoning permit to expand an allegedly existing nonconforming use of their property as a liquified petroleum (LP) gas storage facility.
Landowners own two parcels of land in a B-3 zone in the township on which their LP gas business is conducted. The first is a 1.77 acre parcel (parcel one) on…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Western Pennsylvania Restaurant Ass'n v. PittsburghSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
- Council of Middletown Township v. BenhamSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Feldman v. Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Kassouf v. Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Merion Park Civic Ass'n v. Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
3Cited by5 opinions
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- Deiter Family, L.P. v. City of Easton Building Code Board of Appeals and City of Easton and W.B. Moore, Inc. ~ Appeal of: City of Easton and City of Easton Building Code Board of AppealsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2015
- Nutter v. DoughertyCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2007