Case Name: Harborgette Company, a Partnership, Appellant, v. Zoning Hearing Board of Lower Makefield Township, Appellee
Court: Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 1974-04-19
Citations: 13 Pa. Commw. 157
Docket Number: Appeal, No. 1001 C.D. 1973
Parties: Harborgette Company, a Partnership, Appellant, v. Zoning Hearing Board of Lower Makefield Township, Appellee.
Judges: before President Judge Bowman and Judges Crumlish, Jr., Kramer, Wilkinson, Jr., Mencer, Rogers and Blatt.
Reporter: Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court Reports
Volume: 13
Pages: 157–158

Head Matter:
Harborgette Company, a Partnership, Appellant, v. Zoning Hearing Board of Lower Makefield Township, Appellee.
Argued April 2, 1974,
before President Judge Bowman and Judges Crumlish, Jr., Kramer, Wilkinson, Jr., Mencer, Rogers and Blatt.
April 19, 1974:

Opinion:
Opinion
Per Curiam,
This case was a "companion case" in the court below with Rickert Nurseries v. Lower Makefield Township Zoning Securing Board, 24 Bucks Co. L. Rep. 201 (1973). In Rickert, the lower court directed the issuance of a building permit, holding that the zoning ordinance was unconstitutional under Girsh Appeal, 437 Pa. 237, 263 A. 2d 395 (1970), for failure to provide for townhouses or attached two-story single-family dwellings anywhere in the Township. In Rickert, the applicant met all other requirements for the issuance of the building permit.
In this case, the lower court affirmed the Zoning Hearing Board's refusal of the permit because the appellant failed to meet the ordinance's minimum floor area requirements, as ably set forth in the opinion of Judge Ruee, as reported in 24 Bucks Co. L. Rep. 207 (1973), which we adopt.
Affirmed.