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Trucks are “No Go” in Residential Zone

August 2nd, 2010 by MU Admin | Posted in Municipal News | Comments Off

The Commonwealth Court has reaffirmed prior decisions that prohibit the parking of trucks in residential zones.  Lancaster Township v. Grosick, 1754 C.D. 2009 (filed May 27, 2010).  The Commonwealth Court overruled the lower court that had upheld the zoning hearing board’s decision that the owner could use a storage garage in a residential zone to house three truck [...]

Public Vote = Final Decision

November 6th, 2009 by MU Admin | Posted in Municipal News | Comments Off

 In In re Appeal of Arnold, 147 C.D. 2009 (Commonwealth Court, filed August 13, 2009), the Commonwealth Court has clarified when a Board makes a final decision.  In this case, the Appellant argued that it was not the public vote in December that was the final decision, but rather the date when the written decision [...]

Update on Red Flags

November 6th, 2009 by MU Admin | Posted in Municipal News | Comments Off

Once again, the Federal Trade Commission has delayed enforcement of the Red Flags Rules.   Enforcement is now set to take effect June 1, 2010.  Originally, the rule went into effect on January 1, 2008 but compliance was deferred until November 1, 2009.