Legal Opinion
Newtown Square East, L.P. v. Township of Newtown
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 24, 2014No. 14 MAP 2013,15 MAP 2013 and 16 MAP 2013PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McCAFFERY
On July 13, 2009, pursuant to enabling legislation in Article VII of the Municipalities Planning Code1 (“MPC”), the New-town Township Board of Supervisors (“Township Board”) enacted a Planned Residential Development Ordinance (“PRD Ordinance”).2 This appeal involves challenges to the validity of that ordinance and to the approval of a Tentative PRD Plan pursuant to it.
In permitting the creation of PRD’s, the General Assembly sought “to encourage innovations in residential and nonresidential development ... so that the growing demand for housing and other development may be met by greater…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Lord AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
- Cleaver v. Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
- Township of Exeter v. Zoning Hearing BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2009
- Village 2 at New Hope, Inc. AppealsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
- Eves v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- Gaughen LLC v. Borough Council of the Borough of MechanicsburgCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2015
- C. Lodge v. Robinson Twp. ZHB v. Robinson Twp.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2022
- C.A. Leinberger v. A.G. Stellar, Trustee of the D.E. Stellar Revocable TrustCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
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