Legal Opinion
In re Leopardi
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided August 5, 1985No. Appeal, No. 3189 C.D. 1982PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Doyle,
James and Linda Barness (Appellants) appeal from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Beaver County which reversed the decision of the Harmony Township Zoning Hearing Board1 (board) granting them a variance from the thirty foot minimum front yard depth requirement for lots in the B-l district of Harmony Township.
Appellants applied for a building permit in order to add a twenty-four by twenty-six foot two-car garage and second-story room addition to their residence on Highview Avenue. The application was denied because the addition would have brought the front of…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Lansdowne Borough Board of Adjustment's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1934
- Petrosky v. ZON. BD., UPPER CHICHESTER TP.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Herskovits Et Ux. v. IrwinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1930
- Commonwealth, Department of Environmental Resources v. Butler County Mushroom FarmSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- Silverco, Inc. v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Matter of LarsenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
- In Re LeopardiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Leoni v. Whitpain Township Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
- In Re BoyerCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
- Leoni v. WHITPAIN TP. ZONING HEARING BD.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
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