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December 25, 2011 I Volume 5 I No. 24 Zoning Bulletin <br />Use Variance — Landowner Applies for Variance <br />for Residential Use in Industrial Zone <br />Board denies variance, finding no unnecessary hardship <br />Citation: Oxford Corp. v. Zoning Hearing Bd. of Borough of Oxford, <br />2011 WL 5599663 (Pa. Commi). Ct. 2011) <br />PENNSYLVANIA (11/18/11)—This case addressed the issue of whether a <br />landowner had proven unnecessary hardship so as to obtain a use variance. <br />The B ackground/Facts: Oxford Corporation ( "Landowner ") owned a <br />10.5 -acre parcel of property in the borough of Oxford (the "Borough"). <br />The parcel was zoned industrial. Landowner sought to develop the prop- <br />erty as a residential use, which was not a permitted use in the industrial <br />zone. Landowner filed an application with the Borough's Zoning Hearing <br />Board (the "Board ") to obtain a use variance for a residential use. In seek- <br />ing the variance, Landowner alleged that the property could not be used <br />"in any reasonable or economically viable manner as currently zoned." <br />The Board denied Landowner's request. The Board concluded that <br />Landowner failed to demonstrate by substantial evidence that it was en- <br />titled to any variance relief. Specifically, the Board found, among other <br />WEST® <br />tor s- <br />- - - .1 _ - ri: k� - _ - -- <br />orey= E. -Burn tram= H <br />For authorization to hoto:0 - lease contact the Co ri• ht Cle "Center:at =222 Rosewood <br />!Drivef`;Danve A -MA' 01923, USA_ (978) ;7.50:8400;'f_ax -978 }.645 - 860 -or West`s Copyright Servic at <br />D iv a .. ; N 123 Lfaxy 6 1 3 6877551 : toutline:'the' eci_fic_.material <br />- <br />,�510��O�Pperinar� r e,� g , .55 I S } , <br />- _ _`z •-!.�. = y; = : - - - - � i: •�. -fi i :_ <br />involved = the number of co ies` o'u:wish tv diskribute' and the:: ' "ur "T ose or: :format'Taf;the:.us e <br />_ _ _ _ at `an eoncernin <br />'This � "ublicationnias �re �rovide ou vvi authoritative- inform i <br />gi ve r ed' howe rer • this �ublicationl notr'necessaril - ` re` a <br />the subj��t:�m tter: �, p no P ma y. R, <br />licensed to'ractice S lav publisher is not•' en • - ed in rendering lega <br />or =other pro essional. advice and thi is not a, substitute_ for the advice_of an .attorn <br />If you require legal or: otherexpert advice, you should seek the services Of competent attorney • <br />• or other professiiona1. _ <br />Zoning Bulletin is 'published and copyrighted by Thomson Reuters, 610 Opperman Drive, P.O. Box <br />64526 St. Paul, MN 55164 - 0526: For subscription information: call (800) 229 -2084, or Write West, <br />Credit Order Processing, 620 Opperman Drive, PO Box 64833, St. Paul, MN 55164 -9753. <br />POSTMASTER: Send address changes to, Zoning Bulletin,,610 Opperman Drive, P.O. Box 64526 St. <br />Paul, MN 55164 -0526. • <br />610 Opperman Drive • P.O. Box 64526 • St. Paul, MN 55154 -0526 <br />1 - 800 - 229 - 2084 • email: west. customerservice @thomsonreuters.com • west.thomson.comlquinlan <br />ISSN 0514 -7905 • © 2011 Thomson Reuters. All Rights Reserved. <br />QuinlanTM is a Thomson Reuters brand. <br />2 0 2011 Thomson Reuters <br />