Township of East Caln v. Zoning Hearing Board of East Caln Township

In Township of East Caln v. Zoning Hearing Board of East Caln Township, 915 A.2d 1249 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2007), the Court applied the hardship requirements of section 910.2 of the MPC, 53 P.S. 10910.2, after which section 908 of the Zoning Ordinance is modeled, to a case in which the applicant sought a variance for the building of a communications tower. There, we held that providing seamless cellular coverage, even when the applicant is required to do so in order to keep its federal licensure, did not amount to a hardship. Id. at 1254. The Court noted in that case that the Township might wish to amend its ordinance in order to address the concerns associated with communications towers. Id.