Legal Opinion

Borough Council v. Pagal, Inc.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 3, 1983No. Appeals, Nos. 2838 C.D. 1981 and 158 C.D. 1982PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge MacPhail,

The Churchill Borough Council (.Counoil) has appealed to this Court from an order ¡of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County which reversed a Council decision upholding the constitutionality of the Borough’s zoning ordinance; The court of common pleas concluded that the ordinance unconstitutionally excludes restaurants as a permitted use in the Borough.

Bagal, Inc. (Appellee) owns an unimproved tract of land in the Borough which is approximately one acre in ¡size. The lot is located in an B-2 residential district which does not permit Appellee’s proposed…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Surrick v. ZHB OF U. PROVIDENCE TP.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  2. Beaver Gasoline Co. v. Osborne BoroughSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
  3. Zajac v. Zoning Hearing Board of Mifflin TownshipCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  4. Township of Paradise v. Mt. Airy Lodge, Inc.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  5. General Battery Corp. v. Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1977

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Sultanik v. Board of SupervisorsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  2. Danwell Corp. v. Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  3. Fernley v. Board of Supervisors of Schuylkill TownshipCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  4. Cracas v. Board of SupervisorsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  5. Harbucks Inc. v. Board of SupervisorsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1989

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