Opinion

Kissell v. Ferguson Township Zoning Hearing Board

  • 729 A.2d 194
  • 1999 Pa. Commw. LEXIS 368
Court
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Filed
May 6, 1999
Status
Published
Author
Colins
On the bench
Colins, McGinley, Pellegrini, Friedman, Kelley, Flaherty, Leadbetter
Cited by
18 cases

finding that when a word or term is undefined in a zoning ordinance, it is to be given its plain and ordinary meaning

How later courts described this case

  • finding that when a word or term is undefined in a zoning ordinance, it is to be given its plain and ordinary meaning

Written by the judges who cited it.

The opinion

*198 COLINS, President Judge,

dissenting.

I must respectfully dissent to the majority opinion. It is my belief that lawn and garden tractors of the size in the instant matter would fall within the definition of “motor vehicles.”

Therefore, I believe that the displaying of these vehicles within the front yard setback area of the property is a violation of the local zoning ordinances, and I would affirm the Court of Common Pleas of Cen-tre County.

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