BEECHAM ENT. v. ZONING HEARING BD.


530 Pa. 272 (1992)

608 A.2d 1017

BEECHAM ENTERPRISES, INC., Appellee, v. The ZONING HEARING BOARD OF KENNEDY TOWNSHIP, Appellee. Appeal of MOTEL SIX, INC.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided May 15, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frederick A. Boehm, Goehring, Rutter & Boehm, Pittsburgh, for appellant.

Avram Y. Rosen, Joel P. Aaronson, Pittsburgh, for appellee.

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


OPINION OF THE COURT

ZAPPALA, Justice.

The question in this case is whether the equitable doctrine of vested rights applies so as to permit the continued use of a sign that exceeds the dimensional limits of the zoning ordinance.

The appellant, Motel Six, Inc., owns a four acre parcel of property in Kennedy Township, Allegheny County, on which, as the company's name suggests, it operates a motel. The appellee...

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