CHARTIERS TP. v. W.H. MARTIN, INC.


518 Pa. 181 (1988)

542 A.2d 985

The TOWNSHIP OF CHARTIERS, Petitioner, v. WILLIAM H. MARTIN, INC. and Chambers Development Company, Inc., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided May 20, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stanley R. Geary, James P. Liekar, Pittsburgh, James P. Liekar, Canonsburg, for petitioner.

David G. Reis, Ralph Scalera, Pittsburgh, Scott H. Fergus, Washington, for respondents.

Before NIX, C.J., and LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT and PAPADAKOS, JJ.


OPINION

McDERMOTT, Justice.

The respondents here (hereinafter "Chambers") are landfill operators. They operate their business at several locations in Pennsylvania. The one at issue here is a 160 acre facility in Chartiers Township. The physical characteristics of this tract are such that the landfill contains two distinct valleys surrounded by a buffer area of varying dimensions no less than 25 feet at any given...

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