254 Pa. Super. 111 - Diehl v. Lockard’s Empirical Analysis

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8 state decisions

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1. “To permit construction of the premises would result in such noise, fumes, smells, dust and lights that the normal enjoyment of property surrounding the proposed construction and located within that residential area ... would be unduly disrupted. Rest and sleep would be [ajffected and the increase in traffic would be a danger to residents and especially the children of the area. In addition, the service of beer and wine, a venture previously excluded from the area, would present an additional possibility of danger. The particular character of the ... neighborhood should be maintained and a ‘Pizza Hut’ under the circumstances presented here would be out of keeping with the character of the neighborhood, and for the reasons set forth above, a nuisance per se.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. SPTR, Inc. v. City of Philadelphia