1200 Byberry Road, Standing

 

Society Created to Reduce Urban Blight

v.

Zoning Board of Adjustment of the City and County of Philadelphia and Revere National Corporation

682 A.2d 1 (Pa. Cmwlth. 1996)

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Case History

  • Aug. 21, 1996 - The Commonwealth Court ruled that SCRUB did indeed have standing to challenge the granting of the variance.
     
  • Dec. 7, 1995 - The court determined that SCRUB 1) failed to make a record below as to how its interests differed from the common interests of all citizens in procuring obedience to the law; 2) failed to show how it might be harmed by a governmental decision to grant relief from a special restriction on outdoor advertising, as opposed to a general ban; and 3) owned no property near the proposed billboard.
     
  • Apr. 25, 1995 - Revere filed a motion to quash SCRUB's appeal on the grounds SCRUB had a lack of standing.
     
  • April 21, 1994 - On appeal, the ZBA granted a variance allowing the erection of a billboard within 660 feet of proposed right-of-way lines.

Links

Commonwealth Court Opinion, August 21st, 1996

Press Coverage