The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Michael T. Korns and Anna R. Hosack | February 12, 2024
Last spring, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court addressed the question of who is entitled to standing in matters before a municipal zoning hearing board, and more importantly, who has standing to file an appeal from a board decision.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Stephen L. Korbel, Anna S. Jewart and Anna R. Hosack | January 9, 2024
Municipal enabling legislation, such as the Borough Code, First Class Township Code and Second Class Township Code, impose advertising and other requirements for the approval of ordinances, bidding processes, approval of budgets, and other matters.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Blaine A. Lucas and Anna R. Hosack | October 12, 2023
Prohibiting a use on paper is one thing, ensuring ordinance compliance is another. The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court in Township of Cranberry v. Spencer, Nos. 568, 569, and 570-CD-2022 (Pa. Cmwlth. Aug. 30, 2023) (Spencer II) recently considered one municipality's decades long battle over operation of a junkyard in violation of its zoning ordinance.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Harlan S. Stone and Anna S. Jewart | August 17, 2023
Penncrest attempted to develop an analysis for agencies and the OOR to utilize to determine when records related to social media pages are or are not "public records" under the RTKL. Boyer shows that these factors are mandatory and apparently here to stay.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Michael T. Korns and Anna R. Hosack | June 15, 2023
A recent opinion from the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court shows the dangers of relying solely on the MPC procedural rules when other statutes are also potentially in play and highlights the importance of understanding when the normal day to day protocols of the MPC may be superseded by other laws.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Kandice K. Hull and Casey Hunt | March 24, 2023
If a landowner has two separate properties, and the condemnation of one parcel diminishes the value of the second parcel? The Eminent Domain Code (the code) actually addresses that scenario.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Marc D. Jonas | March 23, 2023
This article is a view from the zoning trenches after many years and nights spent out on the town. In many suburban localities, public meetings and quasi-judicial hearings take place at night.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Jennifer Malik and Anna Hosack | February 9, 2023
While municipalities continue to grapple with the repercussions of Slice of Life, proponents for another controversial residential use—community living or group homes—attempted to rely on Slice of Life to support a curative amendment to a zoning ordinance that would allow a community living use in a residential district.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Alan Nochumson and Alex Goldberg | January 9, 2023
In this article, we highlight some of the most important changes to land use and zoning law in Philadelphia in the year 2022.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Harlan S. Stone and Anna S. Jewart | December 22, 2022
These MPC mandated procedures require municipalities to obtain recommendations from their local planning bodies, submit proposed zoning ordinances and amendments to the relevant county planning agency, and to hold public hearings to solicit public comment.
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