Legal Opinion
County of Beaver v. Borough of Beaver Zoning Hearing Board
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 10, 1995PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLINS, President Judge.
The Borough of Beaver (Borough) appeals the May 19, 1994 order of the Court of Common Pleas of Beaver County (Common Pleas) reversing the December 30, 1993 order of the Borough’s Zoning Hearing Board *158(Board) and permitting the County of Beaver (County) to proceed with building a new jail.1
The County had filed a challenge to the validity of the Borough’s Code of Ordinances (Ordinance), alleging that it excluded the use of land for a jail. The County had also filed, in the alternative, an application for variances from provisions of the Ordinance.2 After two days of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Wm. Penn Parking Garage, Inc. v. City of PittsburghSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Casey v. ZONING HEAR. BD. OF WARWICK TP.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Jenkintown Towing Service v. Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- H.R. Miller Co. v. Board of SupervisorsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
- In Re Appeal of ShoreSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
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