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10 canonical passages across 7 cases, quoted by 202 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Valley View Civic Ass'n v. Zoning Board of Adjustment.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valley View Civic Ass'n v. Zoning Board of Adjustment Anchor | green | “such relevant evidence as a reasonable mind might accept as adequate to support a conclusion.” | 67 |
| 2 | Hertzberg v. Zoning Board of Adjustment | green | “courts may consider multiple factors, including the economic detriment to the applicant if the variance was denied, the financial hardship created by any work necessary to bring the building into strict compliance with the zoning requirements and the characteristics of the surro…” | 33 |
| 3 | Valley View Civic Ass'n v. Zoning Board of Adjustment | green | “only if its findings are not supported by substantial evidence.” | 30 |
| 4 | Singer v. PHILA. ZONING BD. OF ADJUSTMENT | green | “the burden on an applicant seeking a variance is a heavy one, and the reasons for granting the variance must be substantial, serious and compelling.” | 19 |
| 5 | Valley View Civic Ass'n v. Zoning Board of Adjustment | green | “a manifest abuse of discretion.” | 18 |
| 6 | Hertzberg v. Zoning Board of Adjustment | green | “when seeking a dimensional variance within a permitted use, the owner is asking only for a reasonable adjustment of the zoning regulations in order to utilize the property in a manner consistent with the applicable regulations.” | 15 |
| 7 | Heisterkamp v. ZHB, City of Lancaster | green | “a variance is an extraordinary exception and should be granted sparingly.” | 8 |
| 8 | Coal Gas Recovery, L.P. v. Franklin Township Zoning Hearing Board | green | “an abuse of discretion occurs when a local agency's factual findings are not supported by substantial evidence in the record.” | 5 |
| 9 | SSEN, Inc. v. Borough Council of Eddystone | green | “our standard of review, where a court of common pleas takes no additional evidence, is limited to determining whether constitutional rights were violated, whether an error of law was committed, or whether necessary findings of fact were supported by substantial evidence of recor…” | 4 |
| 10 | Segal v. Zoning Hearing Board of Buckingham Township | green | “in zoning cases, a new and different theory may not be advanced for the first time on appeal without the permission of the common pleas court” | 3 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment: for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.