The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Marc D. Jonas | April 2, 2020
Locally unpopular land uses (not so affectionately known as LULUs) often have interesting and complicated histories. A proposed landfill expansion in Lackawanna County is one example.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Alyssa E. Golfieri | February 13, 2020
Zoning hearing boards have exclusive jurisdiction to hear and render final adjudications on nine discrete matters, ranging from substantive challenges to the validity of land use ordinances, to appeals from determinations of a zoning officer, to applications for variances and special exceptions from the terms of zoning and floodplain ordinances.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Blaine A. Lucas and Alyssa E. Golfieri | December 19, 2019
Now is the optimal time for municipalities to take a fresh look at their zoning ordinances to ensure they not only comply with state law, but that they are positioned to handle the influx of new and currently trending land uses.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By John Jordan | November 4, 2019
The plan includes the first residential development in the area between PNC Park and Heinz Field, new green space, and a new privately-constructed parking garage, city officials say.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Krista-Ann M. Staley and Jenn L. Malik | October 17, 2019
On Aug. 20, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court invalidated a municipal ordinance that imposed additional controls on state-regulated public utilities for use of the municipality's rights-of-way.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Blaine A. Lucas and Alyssa E. Golfieri | August 22, 2019
Land use disputes arising from the regulation of outdoor advertising signs (i.e., billboards) are not foreign in Pennsylvania, and over the past several decades, have become an increasingly common source of litigation in both state and federal court.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Max Mitchell | July 23, 2019
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled that, since the federal Natural Gas Act does not outline what constitutes "just compensation" in a condemnation action by a private company, courts should look to state law.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Krista-Ann M. Staley and Jenn L. Malik | June 20, 2019
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court addressed “whether a zoning ordinance that defines 'family' as requiring 'a single housekeeping unit' permits the purely transient use of property located in a residential zoning district.”
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Zack Needles | June 6, 2019
In a decision that could have broad implications for proposed oil and gas projects elsewhere as well as other types of zoning applications, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that municipal governments mulling whether to approve the construction of oil and gas well sites can consider testimony from objectors about the harmful impact wells have had on other municipalities.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Lizzy McLellan | May 7, 2019
Hercules Grigos said he was attracted to Klehr Harrison's larger land use group and the city's "premier" zoning practice.
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