Thirty-day appeal period for zoning permits is tolled where appellant alleges and proves that he had no notice, knowledge or reason to believe that the permit had been issued.
In re Appeal of Broad Mt. Dev. Co., LLC from the Decision of the Butler Twp. Zoning Hearing Bd., 17 A.3d 434 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2011).
Mandamus action only available where party is clearly entitled to a permit.
Orange Stones Co. v. City of Reading, 32 A.3d 287 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2011).
Res judicata barred issues previously litigated by the same property owner for the same property
Callowhill Ctr. Assocs., LLC v. Zoning Bd. of Adjustment, 2 A.3d 802 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2010).
When a conflict of interest exists at municipal level, trial court should order the municipal agency conducting the hearing to continue after resolving the conflict rather than supplant the municipal agency with a hearing officer.
HYK Constr. Co. v. Smithfield Twp., 8 A.3d 1009 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2010).