USC Zoning Board Refuses to Hear Challenge to Consol Site Development
Members believe board lacks jurisdiction on matter which could now be decided in county courts.
Saying that they lacked the jurisdiction to vote on a decision from the township commissioners, the Upper St. Clair Zoning Hearing Board refused to hear a challenge to the validity of a mixed-use zoning development at the corner of Washington and Fort Couch Roads. The action taken on Wednesday night essentially supported a township motion to quash a challenge filed against the project by Upper St. Clair resident Jarrod Shaw that opposed the text amendment passed in October by a 4-2-1 vote that would allow a mix of retail and residential development at the site that was formerly the Consol Energy headquarters. The text amendment passed by the commissioners will allow the 28-acre site to be developed with retail buildings with no more than …
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