Land Use and Zoning
Posted in: Practice Areas ? Zoning & Land Use
The attorneys at McNichol, Byrne & Matlawski, PC have many years of experience in the practice of land use and zoning, representing both property owners and developers and various municipalities and zoning boards in such matters. Our attorneys represent clients in matters involving:
- Land development and subdivision plan approval
- Applications for zoning variances and other zoning relief
- Zoning hearings
- Zoning and land development appeals in all courts.
Our land development and zoning attorneys successfully appear and handle matters on behalf of our clients before various city, township and borough governing bodies, planning commissions, municipal agencies and zoning boards, as well as in the applicable appellate courts. As a result, our firm and attorneys have developed expertise with respect to the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code. We also represent several local municipalities in the land development and zoning process, including the maintaining of due process and upholding municipal ordinances and zoning codes to ensure the overall character of the community and its land uses remains consistent. Our land use attorneys have extensive experience in both litigation and local legislation involving proposed billboard uses. Our attorneys have litigated numerous land use and zoning matters involving issues of:
- Commercial and residential land development and subdivision
- Erosion control
- Storm water management
- Flood hazard ordinances
- Zoning variances and special exceptions
- Constitutional challenges to Ordinances
