Walck v. Lower Towamensing Township Zoning Hearing Board

Walck and Lorah (plaintiffs) leased residentially zoned property where they stored over 100 tons of sewage sludge for several months. The township's ordinance prohibited 'intensive agriculture'-including raw-material storage and processing-in that district, and the zoning officer issued an enforcement notice requiring the practice to stop, which the Zoning Hearing Board upheld.

Whether a zoning board's interpretation of ordinances is entitled to great weight, provided the interpretation aligns with the plain language of the ordinance.