Bailey v. Upper Southampton Township

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• concluding that “the Board’s finding that the proposed expansion will increase traffic is not supported by substantial evidence of record” since “[tjhere is absolutely no evidence other than the speculative testimony of the neighbors that there will be an increase in traffic congestion.”
• stating that “a conditional use is nothing more than a special exception which falls within the jurisdiction of the municipal legislative body, rather than the zoning hearing board”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

22 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• In Re Appeal of Thompson
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2006-03-30· cited 135×
• In Re Appeal of Brickstone Realty Corp.
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2001-11-30· cited 63×
• Aldridge v. Jackson Township
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2009-11-16· cited 28×
• In Re Appeal of the Cutler Group, Inc.
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2005-07-08· cited 22×
• Doris Terry Revocable Living Trust v. Zoning Board of Adjustment
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2005-04-28· cited 17×
• Collier Stone Co. v. Township of Collier Board of Commissioners
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 1999-08-06· cited 13×
• Zitelli v. ZONING HEARING BD. OF MUNHALL
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2004-05-04· cited 13×
• Northampton Area School District v. East Allen Township Board of Supervisors
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2003-05-14· cited 8×
• Upper Southampton Township v. Upper Southampton Township Zoning Hearing Board
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2005-10-18· cited 5×
• Borough of Perkasie v. Moulton Builders, Inc.
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2004-05-10· cited 5×
• Global Tower, LLC v. Hamilton Township
  M.D. Pennsylvania· 2012-09-14· cited 5×
• Heichel v. Springfield Township Zoning Hearing Board
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2003-09-03· cited 4×
• LTS Development, Inc. v. Middle Smithfield Township Board of Supervisors
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2004-11-05· cited 2×
• Soliday v. Haycock Township
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2001-10-19· cited 2×
• Jay-Lee, Inc. v. Municipality of Kingston Zoning Hearing Board
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2002-05-30· cited 1×
• Simonitis v. Zoning Hearing Board
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2005-01-03· cited 1×
• Promises for Pets, Inc. v. Council of the City of New Castle
  Lawrence County Court of Common Pleas· 2012-04-04· cited 1×
• Rural Route Neighbors v. East Buffalo Township Zoning Hearing Board
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2005-02-15
• Salisbury House of Northeast PA Inc. v. City of Allentown Zoning Hearing Board
  Lehigh County Court of Common Pleas· 1999-10-25
• In re Appeal from Decision of Board of Supervisors
  Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas· 2002-10-10

Cites

11 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Valley View Civic Ass'n v. Zoning Board of Adjustment
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1983-07-01· cited 562×
• Archbishop O'Hara's Appeal
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1957-04-26· cited 204×
• Bray v. Zoning Board of Adjustment
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 1980-01-17· cited 173×
• Susquehanna Township Board of Commissioners v. Hardee's Food Systems, Inc.
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 1981-06-04· cited 22×
• Commonwealth, Bureau of Corrections v. City of Pittsburgh
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1987-10-15· cited 20×
• Brentwood Borough v. Cooper
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 1981-07-10· cited 20×
• South Whitford Associates, Inc. v. Zoning Hearing Board
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 1993-07-29· cited 8×
• Orthodox Minyan of Elkins Park v. Cheltenham Township Zoning Hearing Board
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 1989-01-20· cited 8×
• Clinton County Solid Waste Authority v. Wayne Township
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 1994-06-08· cited 7×
• Commonwealth v. City of Pittsburgh
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 1985-08-22· cited 6×
• Purdy v. Zoning Hearing Board of Easttown Township
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 1994-01-13· cited 4×