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ALLEGHENY WEST CIVIC v. ZONING BD.

547 Pa. 163 (1997)

689 A.2d 225

ALLEGHENY WEST CIVIC COUNCIL, INC., a Pennsylvania Nonprofit Corporation, Mark T. Fatla and Michael Coleman v. ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT OF THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH and Irwin Associates. Appeal of IRWIN ASSOCIATES.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided February 20, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William R. Sittig, Jr., Pittsburgh, for Allegheny West Civic Council, Inc.

George R. Specter, Pittsburgh, for Zoning Board of Adjustment of City of Pittsburgh.

Before FLAHERTY, ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE and NIGRO, JJ.

OPINION

NIGRO, Justice.

In this land use case, the Pittsburgh Zoning Board of Adjustment granted Irwin Associates, Inc.'s request for variances to the local zoning ordinance. The trial court found substantial evidence supporting that Irwin Associates will suffer unnecessary hardship without the variances and affirmed. The Commonwealth Court reversed the trial court because Irwin Associates did not establish that its property was valueless without...

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