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9 Pennsylvania opinions name it 2 courts 2010–2026 4 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Pennsylvania courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Huntley & Huntley, Inc. v. Council of Oakmontgreen2 sentences2018Marshall, 97 A.3d at 332-33 ; Huntley , 964 A.2d at 866 . 5 Indeed, Erwin's expert testimony can be viewed as inartfully making this exact point: the proposed well is not expressly "classified" as a permitted use in the R-A district, but it "fits the definition" in the sense it is similar to one of those uses. 2018I note Section 554 of the Local Agency Law, 2 Pa.C.S. §554, specifically provides “[l]ocal agencies shall not be bound by technical rules of evidence at agency hearings, and all relevant evidence of reasonably probative value may be received….” As a practical matter, local agency hearings such as a conditional use hearing are more informal in nature than the typical adversarial proceeding. [J-13-2017] [MO: Donohue, J.] - 5 its expertise in and knowledge of local conditions, the ZBA was certainly entitled to infer that the building could not be used for any permitted purpose without major, proh | 1 | 2 |
P. Marshall and J. Marshall v. Charlestown Twp. Board of Supervisors and C.J. Cloeter and N.H. Cloetergreen1 sentence2024Bd. of Supervisors, 169 A.3d 162, 166 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2017). | 1 | 1 |
Joseph v. NORTH WHITEHALL TP. BD. OF SUP'RSgreen1 sentence2022Bd. of Supervisors, 16 A.3d 1209, 1215 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2011). | 1 | 1 |
Southco, Inc. v. Concord Townshipgreen1 sentence2018I note Section 554 of the Local Agency Law, 2 Pa.C.S. §554, specifically provides “[l]ocal agencies shall not be bound by technical rules of evidence at agency hearings, and all relevant evidence of reasonably probative value may be received….” As a practical matter, local agency hearings such as a conditional use hearing are more informal in nature than the typical adversarial proceeding. [J-13-2017] [MO: Donohue, J.] - 5 its expertise in and knowledge of local conditions, the ZBA was certainly entitled to infer that the building could not be used for any permitted purpose without major, proh | 1 | 1 |
Luke v. Cataldigreen1 sentence2018I note Section 554 of the Local Agency Law, 2 Pa.C.S. §554, specifically provides “[l]ocal agencies shall not be bound by technical rules of evidence at agency hearings, and all relevant evidence of reasonably probative value may be received….” As a practical matter, local agency hearings such as a conditional use hearing are more informal in nature than the typical adversarial proceeding. [J-13-2017] [MO: Donohue, J.] - 5 its expertise in and knowledge of local conditions, the ZBA was certainly entitled to infer that the building could not be used for any permitted purpose without major, proh | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Pennsylvania. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Brookview Solar I, LLC v. Mount Joy Twp. Bd. of Supers.
green
1 sentence2026Id. | 1 | 2026–2026 |
Commonwealth v. Abu-Jamal
green
1 sentence2023Visionquest, 569 A.2d at 917 . | 1 | 2023–2023 |
Derr Flooring Co. v. Whitemarsh Township Zoning Board of Adjustment
green
1 sentence2019Butler , 285 A.2d at 542 ; Bray , 410 A.2d at 912 . | 1 | 2019–2019 |
Bray v. Zoning Board of Adjustment
green
1 sentence2019Butler , 285 A.2d at 542 ; Bray , 410 A.2d at 912 . | 1 | 2019–2019 |
Grant v. ZONING HEARING BD. OF PENN TP.
green
1 sentence2019In her brief to this Court, Worthington cited to Grant v. Zoning Hearing Board of the Township of Penn , 776 A.2d 356 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2001) and to then-President Judge Pellegrini's concurring opinion in Armstead v. Zoning Board of Adjustment of the City of Philadelphia , 115 A.3d 390 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2015), to support her claim that the School's proximity within one mile of the Well Site gives her standing. | 1 | 2019–2019 |
Armstead v. Zoning Board of Adjustment
green
1 sentence2019In her brief to this Court, Worthington cited to Grant v. Zoning Hearing Board of the Township of Penn , 776 A.2d 356 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2001) and to then-President Judge Pellegrini's concurring opinion in Armstead v. Zoning Board of Adjustment of the City of Philadelphia , 115 A.3d 390 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2015), to support her claim that the School's proximity within one mile of the Well Site gives her standing. | 1 | 2019–2019 |
Crown Communications v. Zoning Hearing Board
green
1 sentence2018I note Section 554 of the Local Agency Law, 2 Pa.C.S. §554, specifically provides “[l]ocal agencies shall not be bound by technical rules of evidence at agency hearings, and all relevant evidence of reasonably probative value may be received….” As a practical matter, local agency hearings such as a conditional use hearing are more informal in nature than the typical adversarial proceeding. [J-13-2017] [MO: Donohue, J.] - 5 its expertise in and knowledge of local conditions, the ZBA was certainly entitled to infer that the building could not be used for any permitted purpose without major, proh | 1 | 2018–2018 |
Marshall v. City of Philadelphia
green
1 sentence2018Marshall, 97 A.3d at 332-33 ; Huntley , 964 A.2d at 866 . 5 Indeed, Erwin's expert testimony can be viewed as inartfully making this exact point: the proposed well is not expressly "classified" as a permitted use in the R-A district, but it "fits the definition" in the sense it is similar to one of those uses. | 1 | 2018–2018 |
Crandell v. Pennsbury Township Board of Supervisors
green
1 sentence2010HYK further contends that Appellants’ appeal from the trial court’s refusal to join the neighbors has been rendered moot by Crandell v. Pennsbury Township Board of Supervisors, 985 A.2d 288 (Pa.Cmwlth.2009). | 1 | 2010–2010 |
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.