PA Northwestern Distributors, Inc. v. Zoning Hearing Board
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
584 A.2d 1372 (1991)
Relevant factsFree
PA Northwestern opened its adult bookstore with all required permits, but within weeks the township passed a new ordinance banning such businesses in the area and giving existing noncompliant businesses only 90 days to conform; PA Northwestern could not comply and was cited, and lower tribunals upheld the ordinance's retroactive application.
IssueFree
Whether a legislative taking occurs when a zoning board re-zones an area and requires that businesses existing on the land alter their business practices.