In re Garcia
This case involved the appeal of the decision of the Philadelphia Zoning Board of Adjustment’s (ZBA) decision to grant a variance. The dispute concerned a project to develop a property,
May 10, 2022
This case involved the appeal of the decision of the Philadelphia Zoning Board of Adjustment’s (ZBA) decision to grant a variance. The dispute concerned a project to develop a property,
The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court disagreed with the Court of Common Pleas that this appeal should be quashed. Upper Pottsgrove Township appealed a zoning issue and served its statement of errors
The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court reversed the trial court’s approval of a Planned Residential Development (PRD). Applicants submitted their PRD application to the Township, seeking to develop the Subject Property as
The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court affirmed the trial court’s order invalidating a township’s zoning ordinance. Developer filed a Substantive Validity Challenge (SVC) to Zoning Ordinance Section 153-619 with the Board of
The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court reversed the Court of Common Pleas order that reversed a zoning board’s decision to permit a demolition plan for the buildings on the property owner’s land.
A landowner appealed to the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court from the Court of Common Pleas order that reversed a zoning board’s grant of a special exception. The zoning board allowed the
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court considered the correct legal standard to be applied when considering an application for a “use variance” under the Philadelphia Zoning Code, as well as the appropriate
The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court vacated the trial court’s order, which granted a motion to quash. The trial court concluded that Wright lacked standing to appeal the Town of McCandless Zoning
In this long-running dispute, the Virgin Islands Conservation Society, Inc. (“VICS”) — an environmental advocacy organization — challenged a default permit that the Virgin Islands Board of Land Use Appeals
A landowner sought an amendment to a municipality’s zoning code to provide uses for their property, including allowing the use of convenience stores with fuel sales. The landowner wanted to
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