A Pennsylvania state appeals court is pending concerning the application of zoning laws to a project planned in the Borough of Hummelstown. The Hummelstown Swim Club, which already operates a swimming pool at a facility it has on Kokomo Avenue, proposed building a...
Month: June 2013
Proposed zoning changes could spur large scale development
The commissioners in Lower Allen Township, Pennsylvania are currently considering some proposed changes in zoning laws that could result in the establishment of a main street-style large development in the midst of the rural area. A major developer headquartered in...
Zoning board nixes 11-year-old girl’s tree house
An 11-year-old girl in Selinsgrove, Pa., was looking forward to the tree house that her Dad was in the process of building for her as a birthday present. Imagine her dismay when she learned, after a hearing, that local zoning laws prohibited the structure and that a...
Much community opposition to proposed horse hospital
Public opposition was widely expressed to allowing a property in Satterwaite, Pennsylvania, to be used for a proposed horse veterinary clinic. Testimony by opponents at a recent public hearing of the Lower Makefield Township Zoning Hearing Board urged that the board...
