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Case History
- March 24, 2001: The sign remains up
- September
26, 2001:
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court denied Keystone’s Petition for
Allowance of Appeal
- April 10,
2001:
The Commonwealth Court affirmed the Court of Common Pleas on the
grounds that showing that a variance is needed to maximize profits
is not enough to satisfy the burden of proof of hardship under
Hertzberg
- November,
1998:
The Court of Common Pleas reversed the decision of the ZBA and
revoked the variance by finding that the property was not valueless
as currently zoned
- May 24,
2000: The ZBA
granted the variance following Keystone's argument the property’s use, size, and the
location of the portion subleased to Keystone created a hardship,
the remedy of which could only be a sign
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September 18,
1998: L & I denied the
application because the location was within 660 feet of the Walt
Whitman Bride (prohibited by 14-1604(a-1), Phila. Code), within 500
feet of another sign (prohibited by 14-1604(3), Phila. Code),
Keystone had not proposed to remove signage of equal footage
(14-1604(10), Phila. Code), and the square footage exceeded the
maximum allowed (14-1604(5)(b), Phila. Code)
- July 7,
1998:
Keystone applied for permit to construct a 2,400 square foot sign
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