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· 4/18/2011

Turchi v. Philadelphia Board of License & Inspection Review

Citations

  • 20 A.3d 586
  • 2011 Pa. Commw. LEXIS 175
  • 2011 WL 1486066

How courts have described this case

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  • concluding that quasi-judicial body erred by not deferring to local agency’s reasonable interpretation of its own ordinance
  • stating that an agency's interpretation of an ordinance is entitled to deference unless the interpretation is plainly erroneous or inconsistent with the ordinance
  • stating an agency’s construction of its own regulations is entitled to deference
  • deference afforded where Philadelphia Historical Commission composed of members with specialized knowledge, background, and expertise in the area of historic preservation
  • deference afforded where Philadelphia Historical Commission composed of members with specialized knowledge, background, and expertise in the area of historic preservation
  • agency’s interpretation of statute it is charged to administer is entitled to deference absent fraud, bad faith, abuse of discretion, or clearly arbitrary action

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Judges: Jubelirer, Brobson, McCullough

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