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· 4/7/1993

Pennridge Development Enterprises, Inc. v. Volovnik

Citations

  • 624 A.2d 674
  • 154 Pa. Commw. 609
  • 1993 Pa. Commw. LEXIS 223

How courts have described this case

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

  • a municipality acts in an unconstitutional manner if it enacts an ordinance that eliminates a nonconforming use without also proving just compensation to the affected landowner
  • “[S]ince a nonconforming use is not entitled to greater rights that those afforded a conforming use, [a landowner] cannot be disadvantaged by having its nonconforming use converted to a permitted use.”
  • A conditional use is a permitted use.

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Judges: Doyle, Colins, Wright

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