Legal Opinion

Township of Lower Yoder v. Weinzierl

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 22, 1971PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge Crumlish, Jr.,

Appellant, Lower Yoder Township, has appealed an order of the Court of Commmon Pleas of Cambria County which granted the expansion of a nonconforming use in that township. We affirm.

The Weinzierls are owners of a lot in Lower Yoder Township, Cambria County, upon which they presently have a garage building thirty by forty feet, housing an auto body business known as Westwood Auto Body. The business has been operating since 1958 and has been a nonconforming use since the enactment of the township zoning ordinance, February 1, 1960. The owners have requested a…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Richman v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
  2. Rolling Green Golf Club CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
  3. Peirce AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
  4. Ventresca v. ExleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1947
  5. Walter v. Philadelphia Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Hodge v. Zoning Hearing Board of West Bradford TownshipCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  2. Amoco Oil Co. v. Ross Township Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  3. McKay v. Board of AdjustmentCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  4. Muse v. Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  5. City of Pittsburgh v. HermanCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973

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