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CERl'IFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that an this date a true and correct ccv.f
of the foregoin;J docI:arent was sezved upon the person and in the manner
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FIRST ClA'iS MAIL
W. Darren Powell, Esquire
MartSOI1, Deardorff, Williams & otto
107 East High Street
Carlisle, PA 17013
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MR. SCHMIDT: The next order of business is
2 the case of Lawns Unlimited. We adjourned our hearing
3 last month with the understanding that the attorneys
4 for both sides, that is for Lawns Unlimited and the
5 Township, would have the opportunity to submit a brief.
6 That brief was to be submitted to our attorney not
7 later than the 13th of June.
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We further indicated that Richard and I having
9 participated in the hearing last month would review
10 those briefs as well as any additional advice that our
11 own Solicitor could provide us in regards to the, to
12 the case and to those briefs that were submitted and
13 then we would, after any necessary discussion tonight,
14 attempt to arrive at a decision.
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Richard, you got another stack of papers from
16 the attorneys and it was supposed to make it easy for
17 us. What have you got that you want me to know, and I
18 guess I should tell you what maybe I got out of it and
19 then we've got to make a decision?
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MR. LONG: I guess after reviewing both briefs
21 from both Monroe Township Solicitor and also the
22 attorneys for Lawn Unlimited and looking at some other,
23 or some definitions in some reference material from our
24 Solicitor, I guess I will support, I came to the
25 opinion that as far as manufacturing was concerned, I
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1 supported the definition as presented by the Monroe
2 Township Solicitor that this process was, indeed,
3 constituted manufacturing and would uphold the Zoning
4 Officers' decision. So I guess that's what I came up
5 with, Mr. Schmidt.
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MR, SCHMIDT: You indicated you -- I think you
7 just said something to the effect that you supported
8 the definition offered by the Township Solicitor, the
9 definition of manufacturing as offered by the
10 Township Solicitor?
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MR. LONG: Well I, I support, or I believe
12 that this constitutes manufacturing that which what
13 Lawns Unlimited is doing as far as grinding into mulch
14 and therefore would uphold the, the letter as far as
15 submitted from the Township Solicitor and that if they
16 continue to do this, it would be a violation of
17 manufacturing, you know, in a commercial zone.
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MR. SCHMIDT: I think clearly and I think both
19 attorneys focused us on the last time, and obviously
20 your subsequent review brings you back to that same
21 issue and that is, it appears that this case centers
22 around the definition of the word manufacturing.
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I think, I think I got, I got Hike's
24 memorandum here that indicated that in the Supreme
25 Court of Pennsylvania in the case of Bakerstown
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2 (Phonetic.), and I'll give you a copy of this,
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4 the transformation of material or things into something
5 different from that received. The difference cannot be
6 a superficial change, um, that does not alter or change
7 the thing.
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For example, a cosmetic change performed
9 merely to facilitate the ease of handling, storage,
10 packing or shipping a product or material does not
11 constitute manufacturing. what is required is that the
12 basic material or goods be given a new identity by the
13 current producer, one which can be easily traced to
14 such producer.
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When labor is used in conjunction with skill
16 to produce a different product than the original one
17 with a new identity, manufacturing has occurred or to
l8 put it another way, quote, the process must alter or
19 change the thing itself into something different, new
20 and useful, end quote.
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To be very honest with you and very candid,
22 when I looked at Webster's and when I looked at this, I
23 didn't aee a significant difference. There might be
24 one but I didn't see a significant difference, and I
25 don't know that my decision would change whether I
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2 in, in Webster's; but it's my understanding and correct
3 me if I'm wrong, Michael, that in this case, it's your
4 advice that when we go looking for a definition to use
5 tonight to make this definition, the best source for us
6 to go to is the definition offered by the Supreme Court
7 of Pennsylvania?
8 MR. PYKOSH: That's correct.
9 MR. SCHMIDT: That being the case, I would, I
10 would agree with, with your conclusion. Do you feel
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MR. LONG: No, I don't think so. I would call
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MR. SCHMIDT: A motion would be in order?
MR. LONG: (Nods head up and down.)
MR. SCHMIDT: I would move then that the, the
17 appeal of Lawns Unlimited, Incorporated, be denied. Is
18 there a second to that motion?
19 MR. LONG: I second the motion.
20 MR. SCHMIDT: Having been moved and seconded,
21 all those in favor indicate by saying I.
22 MR. LONG: I.
23 MR. SCHMIDT: I.
24 Is that all we need to do?
2S MR. PYKOSH: That's all.
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MR. SCHMIDT: Okay.
MR. SUTPHEN: I'm Mr. Sutphen from Lawns
3 Unlimited. I'm the owner of the property.
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With that particular decision, there will be
5 some cost things for us right now in the position that
6 we're particularly in. We complied by the letter we
7 got from the Zoning Manager. We did not bring in more
8 materials and things of that sort. We already had some
9 material in the car but not an excess amount. Well
lO needless to say, I disagree with the decision but
11 you've made the decision.
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But on the property, when we got the letter,
13 it came whereby the Zoner (sic) said, you'll stop and
14 you'll desist. All right, we stopped; in other words,
15 I, I stopped bringing things in and things of that sort
16 that we were doing but I've also -- but up until that
17 time, since the first of the year, I've got a supply of
18 materials that were there prior to this, to this
19 particular decision. Do you follow me?
20 Is there -- how could we work our way out of
21 this? There's not a lot there. It's not --
22 MR. SCHMIDT: The only thing I can, I could
23 offer you there is to refer you back to the Zoning
24 Of ficer. The sole function and purpose of the ZoninC)
25 HearinC) Board in this particular case was to rule on
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2 fulfilled our role and unfortunately, we are not the
3 agency that can give you any advice as to how you
4 should proceed in the future.
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I would recommend that, that your first stop
6 be the Township Zoning Officer but perhaps your
7 attorney might have some other advice for you, but
8 that's really all I can offer.
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MR. SUTPHEN: Well, you don't have a zoning
10 officer now, do you?
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MR. SCHMIDT: Pardon me?
MR. SUTPHEN: You don't have a zoning officer
13 now, do you?
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MR. SCHMIDT: The young lady sitting here is
15 serving as the Township Zoning Officer at this time.
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MR. SUTPHEN: Are you the one I see?
MS. PASS: Yes.
MR. SUTPHEN: Okay, thank you.
MR. SCHMIDT: Thank you.
MR. MILLER: Ralph Miller, 710 West Keller
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Prior to Lawns Unlimited operating the bark
23 processing at this location, a company I think was
24 Reiff, Incorporated, was performing exactly the same
25 function there of processing tan bark. At that time,
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1 they were ruled to be in violation of the manufacturing
2 clause because they were interpreted to be
3 manufacturing by the previous Zoning Board and the
4 Township Supervisors.
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I also have a question about why there's only
6 a two-oh vote instead of including Mr. Delaurentis in
7 the decision. I wondered why he was not included in
8 this.
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MR. PYKOSH: Because he didn't sit for the
10 original hearing, that's why.
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MR. MILLER: That sounds very similar to a
12 previous case where a chairman did not sit on a hearing
13 but voted on the decision. Fortunately, the people who
14 did sit on the decision had the good judgment to vote
15 correctly, but your Chairman insisted that he vote on a
16 previous case where he was not present at the hearing.
17 Thank you.
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MR. SCHMIDT: Thank you. Any other comments?
MR. SUTPHEN: Can I say one other thing? That
20 is news to me. At one time when Reiff was there, Reiff
21 was a tenant.
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MR. SCHMIDT: Sir, if I might interrupt, as
23 you are well aware, last week before we adjourned, your
24 attorney and the township's attorney with the Zoning
25 Hearing Board's consent agreed that the hearing would
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2 the evidence presented at the hearing last month.
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MR. SUTPHEN: I understand that. I am not
4 taking issue. I'm trying to be a gentleman about
5 something, ah, to go on record that we're a good
6 taxpayer. We, we like Monroe Township and I'm raising
7 grandchildren in and things of that sort.
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This is the first time that I ever knew that
9 Reiff had been consulted by the Monroe Township in the
10 fact that it was manufacturing at that particular time,
11 and I want to go on record for that because I was not a
12 part. I rented the property to him.
13 The operation was getting so big, I didn't
14 think it was right for the township to have, etc., and
15 therefore I told him he had to find another place to
16 go. So I mean there.s no way do I want my
17 grandchildren and my son and this and that, where we
18 try to run a good business and this and that, that
19 we.re trying to get away with something that we're noti
20 and Reiff is, you know, if he was told -- the only
21 contact that I ever had, me, with the zoning township
22 was when your, Hr. Elicker, who used to be your zoning
23 officer, came down and we're bringing in cut trees and
24 cutting them up for firewood and he tells me that we've
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1 only contact I ever had with the Zoning Officer oth&r
2 than the time that this was raised, this issue was
3 raised; and I want to go on record for that because I
4 don't think anybody -- we have a lot of people who come
5 down there and do business with us and think we're
6 pretty nice people and that, that had never come up
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MR. SCHMIDT: Thank you.
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BEFORE TfiE ZONING HEARING BOARD
OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MONROE
IN THE MATTER OF:
LAWNS UNI.IMITED, INC.
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BEFORE: WERNER G. SCHMIDT, JR., CHAIRMAN
RICHARD LONG, MEMBER
MICHAEL J. PYKOSH, ESQUIRE, SOLICITOR
DATE:
MAY 28, 1997, 7:05 P.M.
PLACE:
MONROE TOWNSHIP MUNICIPAL BUILDING
1220 BOILING SPRINGS ROAD
MECHANICSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
APPEARANCES:
JOHNSON, DUFFIE, STEWART & WEIDNER
BY: JERRY R. DUFFIE, ESQUIRE
FOR - LAWNS UNLIMITED, INC.
BOGAR & SHEEI.Y
BY: JAMES BOGAR. ESQUIRE
FOR - MONROE TOWNSHIP
LISA IIANSELL, REPORTEM
NOTARY PUBLIC
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t~PR APPEI..k~.NT
William Sutphen,
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Ilillhdrd Cromer
Donald Slrohmdn
Pritnk Yinger
Thomas O'Connell
Arlene Baker
Patrick Souder
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EXHIBITS
BOARD EXHIBIT
Exhibit No. 1 -
Exhibit No. 2
Exhibit No.3
PRODUCED
AND MARKED
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Entry of Appearance
Notice of Appeal
Appl ical ion for
Interpretalion
Certificate of Service
Allendance Sheel
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Exhibil
Exhibit
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No. 5
APPELLANT'S EXHIBIT NO.
Exhibit No. I - Boll) of Wood Chips 17
Exhibil No. 2 - Bag of Mulch 17
Exhibil No. 3 - Pholograph 18
Exhibit No. 4 - Let.t.er of 2/20/97 82
~SHIP EXHIBIT NO.
Exhibit.s I through 15 - Photographs 49
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4 for iulerpreldl.loll HIlUl1Iitletl t.o LI... Zoni"'J
5 lIedrin<J BOdrd, we would <lsk lI." Zoniu<J lIedriny
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8 whether ldkin<J wood chips inlo d <Jrinder dnd
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Thal's lhe
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use within the commerc.dl .1. ..lr i e t .
TilE CHAIRMAN: Okd)'.
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pro"e..d?
TilE l"IIAIRMAN: YPH.
HR. IlIlEt'l t:: Ok.l)' . \<If' would like to
call Mr. Sutphell.
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BY MR. DUFFIE:
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Would you sl..te your full name?
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William F. Sutphen, Sr.
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And where do you reKide, Mr.
Sut.phen?
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My prin..ip..1 rpsidence is 506 Benton
Ro..d, Cdmp 11111, ppnnsylvdnid.
Q Art> you ..ffll i.tled wilh I.liwns
Unlimited, Incurpor..te,I'?
A My Wife and I dre the property
oWner~ of Lawns Unlimited, Lhe property LhdL
Lawns Unlimited IS on.
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Are you dnd your wire the principal
shareholders?
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Yes.
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Are you Lhe presidenL of Ldwns
Unlimited?
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How lon9 hdH Ldwns Unlimited been dt
its present luedtiun, 99] West Trintll.. ROdd?
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Il's 011 the .'orner of Trindle ROdd
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Is thdt also known ".. Churchtown
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Well, lictu.tlly I think it.'s Boiling
Sprillgs Road.
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Okay, Churehtown/Boiling Sprin'Js
Road.
Is il on the southedst corner?
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Yes.
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And approximately what IS the drea
of the t.ract?
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Approximately 6.7 acres.
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And locdLed there lire Whdt.
struct.ures:
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We have d home thdt my son dnd
daughter-in-ldw live in dlld their children, d
farmhouse.
We have d barn, d two-story bdrn,
and we hdVP a gdrdge.
And then my wif... and I
purchlised the uUl1din'J thdl ulled to be the
8arley building.
We d I so oW n l ha t bill I d i n'J.
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ThdL's 1I0t used in C ')(1 ",'e I 10/1 With
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We h..vl' Home ..xhihil..
6 that dre not going to be sUlldule for dlldl'hing
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gl'll1der dlld they come ill dlld t.hey go ouL on the
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Then when the pile redches d cert.din
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grinder would not in your opinion be cdlled
skilled lauor?
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No, no, it. wouldn't.
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And that's the only Idbor that IS
involved in lhe process IS to place it In the
grinder and obviously drter it's ground to
remove it or whatever?
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Okay.
That's the only
labor.
All ri'lht.
No further questions.
MR. BOGAR:
Thdnk you.
CROSS-EXAMINATION
BY HR. BOGAR:
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Mr. Sutphen, if I hpard your
testimony correctly -- dnd for'Jive me, but
b..for.. th.. microph..ne WdS LUI'"ec\ on I'In /101. lIur..
I hedrd .!l1 of 11 -- both yuu .t/ld Y"IH wlf.. own
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But. jUHI t.o '.10 hdck, th.. blick l'drt
thdl we'rl:to tdlkillg d houl
A I'm l...lking ..hout the hilck l'drt.
MR. DUFFIE: If I could, I rn~dn,
there is d 101 of Idtitud,- III the Zonillg lIedrill'J
Boa rd.
Th.. qup..tioll is whpther chdnglng wood
14 chips into molch COlIst ilute.. manufacturIng.
15 It's not how 10llg It hli" been done or where it's
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being done 011 the premi....".
I I "e..mK to m,- t.he
17 focus or I..h i I< ISI<Uf' i M whet.her I hat procedure d"
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.I....cr Ib...l consl i l.ul.es mdnurdct.urin'J'
And, you
19 know. ir W" Wdllt. 1.0 'J'" iut.o di....ov,'I.y lhen
20 let's 90 to dhf)lhpr pru,~~pdl'19, l~uL I Lhlr.k ills
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For the lime uein'J
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Th.lllk you.
2~ BY HR. nO~AR:
0'10.1_ . to".. .'~Olltfl"'Q .'.Vlet .1..08 PO...1l Olt WUlfl. ".'f .... 1 Httl "'1" ~.1 t~o. 0'" eoo ;" al)f t
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III I h.' I'r..l''-'..... of m..k 111<1 I Ia... I11U I,'h
you hdd 11I1.1'olllu"l'd YOHIl' .'xhihll,
bel ipve It
WdM Numl...t' ,I, to ..how" 11.....h i ""',
Could I Hee
I h d I, h y t h ,. w" y '.'
TilE r.IIAIR~I.\N:
Surf>.
MR. nOGAR:
Th,,"k you.
BY MR. BOGAR:
Q
ThiS yrlncl...r, I" II. dl your site dll
yedr roulld?
A No.
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How 1" II trdnspurted Lu your ..ite?
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w... hir... -- we h~v... been hirin'J d
person with th... mdchine.
And thdt phologrdph
incJdentdlly IS his m"chlne.
III oth...r wurds,
that WdS tdken by them.
Th...y bring it down uy
trdiler.
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Thdt'S d trdctor-Iraller, sir?
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V.--s.
W"it of mlllute.
1\ fldt bed.
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1\ fldt beel trdctor-Irdilt'r IS used
1.0 lrdllKport this md..hin...?
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Thdt IS ..orr.....I.
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An.1 th.' ~ld..I,,"t. IS .tt your -- 1..1'"
p.,.t r il" II I.. I QQ7.
Ilow m"h)' w.....k.. W.'N thiS
m.tl"htn.' on .}tuut- It,,-,.l ttln'~\
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To rl)' rt"Oul I tOt. t lOll l t tit... k t lip rt.
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..hip hr..n..lt..s, wooel 01' other thiny.. 011 the site
wit ttap 1ell.,ll-lun?
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.. u r t t h.. t ..,' e h roll <J h l I II by 0 II r 1.,,"1.. c.t pin 9 .. r e w
thdt. Lhey hdve 1I0t. heell "hi.. Lo chip them dt
theJr pdrticuldr SJte.
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OkdY.
Now, tll" olher' eUI1'Pdnies lhdt
urin'J Pl'odllcl. or wood I1I.tlel"..I.. there, dre t.hey
mostly I-hips, mostly trees or IwilJs ..lid hrdnche..
dnd p"rt... of Lr,'es or wh..t. .Ir.' t.hey?
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Well, t.hey're ..II -- t.hey're either
chips or they're pi.....,s of wooel th..t. could be
n..tde in I 0 f i r,'wIHlll.
Q
For I'UI'pOSl'" of Ih.. mlll..hin'J
process, IS lI.., prodlll'l Ih.tl }'OU receive from
t hesp otllt-:'" CUllllhtnl.',., wood (~hlpM?
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So wh"1l t h......
uttu'r 1_~t)mp~jnIPH ,h.ll\Pt thIS pnHtUt-.t to )"OU ur
t " . So I:'."''' r , .t I 1 It \- l) Hit '1'"1 '" 0 tl tI ,.It I Iq" ';'
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T I", I I I),' Y'" I. h d I. you el,'... C I' it..,.1
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4 "n d t1IO' fir st.: 0 u pI.. d d Y sin f' eu r u" r y 0 r I I} 9 7 ?
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Y~H.
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And i~ thdt the only time lhdt thO'
7 grinder IS on-"ite to convO'rt l.he wood chips
8 into mulch?
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Yes.
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And the chipper, dpproximdLely how
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big IS the chipper?
A Wh ll'h?
Q T dm surry. The 'Jrinder l.hdt comeR
in [rom IIH! c'ompdny th..l. you ledse it rrom?
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oh. I would Sriy it IS prohiluly rr{)~1
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I'm jusl guesMlny -- from here to the
17 micropll<.ne III didmeler dnd dl'l'roxinloilely db"ul
18 [rom here
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Al'l'roximdtely len f..et?
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About..
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AbDul ten f....t plus or minu,,~
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f~nLirf" C~.lHf~ .incl '-11f~f1 thf'Y'I't~ fjoifltJ to yo IJdl~k
dlld dHk 'lUl'.d'OIl'" or Indiviolll.t1 ("'01'1.., If
th.IL's ok..y wtlh "OIlIlHl'1
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Nu ohj....r.tion.
MR. ROG,\Il:
II's you,' Hhow.
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your rules.
Th.II's fine with u,..
THE ~II.I\ I RMAN:
WIo" IS g..ing to KE"'lik
now?
MR. ROGAR:
I 'Ill '.loill'.l 10 dHk Mr.
Cromer 10 testify, off..r some t.eHlimony.
THE CHAIRMAN:
Rlchdrd has b....n
known to not. tht\r't~ "to;, loud... vo I C~f" dS yuu .trHI r
H 0 .. h )' ,1011' I W" 111 0 V " I h.1 I m U' fro m I he
d l'1' li".1 n I '" t d b I l' (J v,... I" Y Oil r to. h It. ?
MR. DllFFl E:
T Io.t1 w 11 I h.. r i n e .
OlRECT FXAMINATION
BY MR. BOGAR:
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Yuur- n.t.:"'. plt-ttHt."!
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R l(~h..rtt Crumt'r.
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",..\ yo II r r U'I\' t Ion 0 I' j 0 h .., I h I I,,'
t Ilw,ndt l p. ~'I'. C' "Ul!It'I"}
Ci~'OI.. lOtl!'A .'~O""l~(j, "'.',;1(( ~.~I. "'''''Ill D" 151.11". "_4 .... I "lll ?It .....1 \","0. 0.' .00 !ll .""
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.Ha lonlflq I)rrlf'f~r fOf' ~1onrllt'
And you h.tVf~ hfOPII /lJfll n'J of (I f"~r' for
lIu~ lonlJ, Hlr'~'
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S 1n"e F..hrud I'Y I, I 'lq5,
And I'" Ihdl .t full or "..rt.
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W..il. d minule.
You w.'n' riyht t.h,~ fir>l! tun..?
Yt~S .
And IS th..t. d full or .. p..rt-lirne
That'.. d pdrt-time job.
And q..n,.rdlly how milny hour" .. w....k
do you wOI'k or ho", ...iny .ldY'" .. w....k do you work,
I que,,"'?
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1 ~l.rk l)rl~ IJay tt w~ek.
Now, I n 1 Q'l 7 d i cl you n," e i \i.. any
ennt...et from dnyon,' III Monro,' Township reldliv..
t.o lillY d.'tiVlly llikinlJ 1'1..00.. at I..iwnll llnllmlt...d
or wh.d hdS 1",,,,, l<1..lll. I f Itc'd ..s th.. L..wns
Un I i m It. ...1 I' rope r I y','
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"...., I did.
!\nd ! 0 II.., 1"',,,1 .. f your
r,.\col If"t't aun. SlY, ...I)ln" _tlt~n tiltt }Oll rt:'t'f-'lVL'
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rO,'y..'t lu'r r i ,oHt It.lflIt,'.
SOI'ry
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Th"/l I wrol,. .. I,~tt,'r In I..liwnH
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h..11l t" ,,1...1..... g..1.. i II touch
with me III regards 1.0 the manufaclurin'.l of mulch
heeduse .It th.. time th..y are in d zOlled lir"d for
commercl,,1 dllll the t.owlI...hip does 1I0t permit
mlillufd..tllrin'.J l/l .. commercial LOll'"
Q
Now, Lher.. hdS heen some teslimony
dnd reference p..rli..r in thpse proceedings to d
letter ddt"d March 20, 1'1'17 from you to William
F. Sutphen, Jr., address '1'13 W"Ht Trindl.. ROdd.
Hechanicsburg.
II< U.,tt t.hp lett.er that you're
referring lo?
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No.
That IS the second let.t...r.
The
first I..tter was F"brudry th.. 20th dHking them
to meet with rn.., which th..y did on February the
27 t".
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Alld who did you Ill"" I with on
Feu r u.tr y L\w "271 h n f 1 'I q 7 ?
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I ..pok.. ..11 h Mr. Wi 111.tm SlIl.pht,'n.
"J t'. .t lit) St.
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Was Ih.lt Vld Ih.> t.'I"1'Ill1Ile or ....r..
") (I U ,t t t h P lHI liIlI n s U f1 1 1 nit t~ tl sit f~"?
Glt6." . loa,. .t~O"TI"G.IlI."IC" l40. ~...IIt. P" SUtTf. "_Ii ".11110 ?-17 ~., ,~oe oa' ao<<).I22 "'1"
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FehrtJ.lry 20th 1,.lt"I', whl"h ,... rt.r.'rn,tJ lu .II,tJ
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not 1'.1 r t .. f I hI' r t' I' .. r d, y u u h oj tJ .1 11"'" L I n y w i L It
3 Mr. Wi I I i ,H' SuI p I",n, Sr. ,If' tJ M I'. W I I I 1.1 m
4 Sutpht'n, Jr.?
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Co r rev t, H 1 r .
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And oiL tholt mt'..tlny you explliin..d to
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7 them what. the pruhl..m WdM?
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Yes, J did.
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And then MuhHequently you hdd d
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11 pt~rhdl's WdS d nOl.i,'" of viuldl.iun but iL's nol a
12 notice or violation we undersl.dnd you're telling
13 t.he Sut.phenR to "....lle .."d desiRt; is Lhat
14 correct?
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YPH, sIr.
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And then Mr. Bngdr sdid there was no
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Currect.
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E .....1'1. he f 11"11 l. h.. ilpped I ?
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Y..s, whit'h "..m.. frol1l you.
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1M i I .t I M.. f.t i I' L 0 Md Y t hd l.
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Vi-'S.
22 LIt..I'''' ",..r.. .,ny '.lrincllny ill't iVIII"" dt thiN sit...
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HUHPf+Pt YOll llliyht."
TilE CIlA IIHIAN:
J t.hillk h,. ""II sl..y
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OIRECT F.XAMJNATJON
BY MR. BOGAR:
Q
Your [u II nlin...?
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Don..ld E. Slruhmdll.
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And ..ould )'OU liP"I I your IdHt ndme?
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!;-l.-r-o-h-m-d-n.
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And your ..ddress, sir?
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Seven 11111 Boulevdrd.
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And how lonlJ hdve you lived there?
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oh, beU..r than 10 yedrll, 11, 10, 12
yed rs.
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And for I he belief i I of t.he BOdnl ..nd
t.he r....ord, wh,'re Is your l'nlp,>rly lu....t...d wit.h
respe..l tu the LdWIIS UnlImited property?
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p...d...b I y 200. 100 fe,'!..
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"nd I.....t r 1('1 i n~1 your 1.....1 inlony I.u
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I guess I shoul.1 ,,1."1' b.H'k.
Wtl-rt-"
)'"" h"l'e fur IhO' I,...' IlnnllY nf ~Ir. sutl'h..n. Sr.?
OltO... \.a''''A .."","ltotG "'''".el: uoe ,.... 0.. ,,'""'. M" ,.... l1'no '" ...., '''OIl Ott t .oo-,u 4'"
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A ,"I y..u hedrd ..II lh.tL testimony?
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YeH.
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When did the yrinder come in?
And I
YUeHS T' II show you wllotl holM been m..rked li"
Appfo} Idnl 's Exlllhlt 1 ..nd "Nk you to ldk.. .. look
..t thdt.
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Yedh, th..t. would he I.he b"dr.
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A 1111 when dill thiH "Pl'edr 1,0 lhe lIest.
of your recollectIon dt LliWIlH Unlimil.etl?
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.1 d nu.. r y 0 r Fe h r u.. r y .
I'm Ilol. sur....
or t.he eXdct. time. It ..hows np ,loVe ry YPdr, one
or them do.
Q And hllw 10"'.1 ,I. d it. HI..)'?
A K..II, Il W"IH duwn fOI' .. whj I .. . I'm
'Juessiny "l ledlll two w,'ekK.
Q An<l Wf:t.r~ Y"U dhlp to uhtoit-rve it?
A Oh, y...~.. h.
Q And wh.t t ..hout flHis...?
A w,'1 I, t he re \tli.iK .. ....nupl~ nf
P"Y 10...1...... t h.tl ........I1IPdn ..,.1 II.
Ollt. 0 r I h..m
IOd,led tl .tnd ..nf' ..f lht'~' to..k Ih.. .liMl'h.try" .J/"I
st ,,,'kl'll...1 It.
~" Y llll . I ,. "01 k ". \1 ..11.. It I .t III tor
.....'..1,0.'.. .....OII'...Q .'.VIC( ,.f\. ..... rut .UI". ..en ....1'''0 "11' ....'I'M 0.1 '00.111 .'!lYJ
SlI WI' held .t louIJl1 I II'H' t tit' rl',
ml. n(lI;1\U:
h ,j V I' .t S P t" I ,.. S I) r
1'I"tUI'I''' I woulel Ilk,' to lilt ("oeluce.
Th,'/'" /" I C,
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JUHI put
lhl'ou<Jh l'i 0/1 t,he hli"k.
1 W..MII' I 'lulI I' HUrl' ;lOW ~'<1I1 w.,"t",,1
wh..lher It 'M TUWJu,dllp'S 1~) ot" nul.
h..m mdrk,',l,
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prf"nUl1thpr lht~", he.-fiuHe I wfisn' t "ur'~.
MR. PYI\OSII:
W..'II m..rk IheI11""
Township.
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Exhib/ts 1
IPhoto<Jr"l'hs m..rk..tJ .t" TownMhil""
hruu<Jh I'..)
BY HR. nnGAR:
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Mr. St rohn'dn. I ,"0111.1 like t.o ..how
you th...... 15 pi..turl''' ..ncJ .."k i[ you're r..mllldr
I,n l.h tho"f'?
A oh, y,OIfi h.
Q o.d you Idk.. l hf' l' i.. tIn.... ?
A "pt; , I tli.l.
Q Whf'lI .1/ d you I..ke I hem?
A I.....t II i ~Ih t .
Q And .10 th..y .Hl..,I"" t ..I Y dt-l'if_'t ..n.l
rt. p r.. H f' III w h.1t I" nil t h.. I' It. t u I""" '?
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'i...th, ..v"'"VI hi 1I'.l r....11I wh.tt I
1....1I.. Itl..r r.'" m.,t "/'I.tI I.. II... r.lI i sh,',J pr...lul.'t.
MR, ntH;,'\{:
Wnul,) yn..
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Th." '" LI,,, chil'l"'r th.., Hr. sutl'h,'n
test.ified to?
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Tht.'Y "onv.,rl br..nches into wood
chipM?
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And they "hred whdt they got lhere.
They run iL through.
MR. SUTPHEN, JR:
The chipper, the
litlle L..eny chipper you're ldlking auout?
THE CHAIRHAN:
Sir, you were nul
reeognizp.d.
Ir you're 9oin9 Lo keel'
interrupting, I'm going 10 d"k you Lo leave.
MR. BOGAR:
I didn't hear the answer
Lo the Idst que"tiun.
BY HR. BOGAR:
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I lhink we w..re talking dbout
Picture 2 dnd you were tdlkin'J dbout the
chipper.
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RighI.
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Coul,t you lry lo r"l'ollect your
dnswer cfntJ r.epf~dt it dtJdin'?
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Th..y do U'H' I t I II prnl'''SH wond
"hIps.
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Illto?
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f'rfJMJoi PXdl1llUP.
CROSS-EXAMINATION
You illclie,ttf'd th.tl. .. difrerent.
m..chine is used Lo Hhr..d?
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to shred?
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Ilm.t II".
I. he) ~ot.a..:. .
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The chipper.
ThO'y u.....d it SdturddY.
They us..d th.. chipper to shr..d?
Yup.
Whdt. ,I., IIIey ..hr...1 1l with'?
The chipper, t.hat y..llow chipper.
wh..t. go.... Int.o t.he chipper in order
Wood. ur.tn..IIf....
Br..nch....?
Wood.
WuoII?
W.,od ..h i pH.
Wood ..hips, briln..h....?
T h ,. to I '.I '.I ,. r .. II II'" t h ,.)' t' hIp i nl 0
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It ".IS d,ll'k wlt"n
I..ft for
\llJurk.
Q
W,IS I..IWIlS IInllllllt e,\ I h..rt! whell you
houyhl your h."I...,.?
A
Y...lh hul
Q
.JUtit fjnSWpr t.hp queHlion.
WdM it
lhere?
A
Not. where the ..hil'pi'"J is 'Joiny on.
Q
OkdY,
\s your Hon .."cit.ed ..hout. th,'
'Jdrhd'J" t.rllek t.hat. 18 ri'Jhl. next door?
A
It '... nul rl<Jhl n",,1 door.
II's .1
411drter uf a mil.. aw..y.
Q
I thou'Jht il w..s ri<Jht. next door to
Lawns llnlimllt'd:'
A
No.
"e Y s t.o '"" Pet r 0 I f' U m t h t' Y 're 0 II
the other' si.h- of It..
No, you don't. hedr t.hdt.
Q
You uon' t h".ll' t.hdt.?
You .lon' t heoi r
the qdrhdge trucks?
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Nu.
Y..II h.."r them -- t.omorrnw
morllin'.l dt 5:011 Ih,'y will he .Iriviuy up tht'
61 ret'1 U, pi-ok t1lP y..rh,.~Jt' up.
Q
t ".IS just ,'UI"toUS.
A
Ill''' dUP!oi,n' t it..,tr t h.. t .
lh.'... ....ulld
d~lt,~I'.
HR. nt!fFII:
\J n r u r' h t. r \1 U f' '" 1 . 0 n H .
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w.- would UIIVP fur tll.'
ddmil<"lon of our Exhibit" 1 l.hrou'.lh dlld
111.,1 ull i ng 15.
MR. DUfFIE:
W,.l it.
If w"'p' yoin'J
lo -- edll w.. look ..t tho".. d<Jdlll wit.h r....l'....l. to
relevaney?
No ohj.,"'tlon.
THE CIIAIRMAN:
Township Exhibits 1
through 15 dre ..dlllilted.
MR. BOGAR:
I "l'ulu'JI~t'.
I jusl put
numhers on thpm.
Yuu I'd" put whdl.,'vpr you wdnl.
MR. PYI\nslI: 1'1 I put d T III fronl
for To...nshil"
MR. BOGAR: Finee Art' you re<tdy?
MR. PYI\OSII: Vt-"S.
~IR . BOGAR: I 'Juess .....' I 1 go right
dowlI lIlP l ne.
DIRECT EXAMINATlON
BY MR. BOGAR:
Q
You." nit",..,
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M l r.
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fr,tl,k YIII.,el', \'-I-II-~I-e-r.
Q
I\llll you I" ...loln'H". ... i r?
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Q
,'Ittt ",".f.t t' "tlU hl." ('t. ('I' .. tIt lit'
GWIG'''. lOltlA .,,"OIltTlfriG .(IItVler "&;18 p.,n. ('lit .\11"'. ".60 ... 'It(l ~., "., ,~~ o. 1.00 ~IZ "~"
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tf..'st.il1luny this pvpnJflfJ
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-- un Ih,.'sl":" pr"ot,"pt-"diufJH;"?
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Yes.
Q
You h..drel Mr. Struhl"d"'" I"MI.II111J/1Y
A
"es.
Q
-- dS to the operaLio..?
A
Ri<Jht.
Q
Is his testimony dccurdle?
A
Yes.
Q
Whdt ~ould you like lo ddd, sir?
A
I would lik.. to know Whdl time they
are dllowed 10 ",tdrt i.. the morning 1.0 mdke
natse.
MR. BOGAR:
[ can'L lillswer thdl.
A
Sometime.. 5:30, qUdrter to 6:00 they
wake me up with them machines.
BY MR. BOGAR;
Q
And when do they stop?
1\
Aft,'r c1.trk.
Q
no you hdV'.' .inyl.hing el..e you wdnt
1.0 "'d)?
1\
No.
G.lflGI. "LoatA 1t,N)aTl"'G. S..Vlet 2408 "'.... oa SUI 'E. "H ".1"110 '!"I"J ~.I !~o. 011I1.00 "i ."1
h.t"" II v..d II...rl' for ",7 y..,'l.... "lid WI' h"v,' h...1
it'M hef.&fl WUfHI,'r"ruJ, but now I III! nnlH,1 {nr, oh,
musl tidY l1I.tyht- two, t hrt~p W......kH j t WitH
,'onsl"nl.
You couldn't
J would (>I"y my
l p 1 f! vis i (J n d rHt l hen () i sew (I U ) d (" CJ (lU. I n u V e r my
television.
Th..l.'.. how luud 11 W.III.
Wh..n th..y
IIse thdl
I du n 't know t hf! m" c h II....., bu t. l hd I
grind..r or whdt.."er il w"s.
Q
And ,tbolll. whf'n .....s th.tl this ye..r,
IUd'drn?
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W..II, th..t w..s In J '.I''''''s Janu"ry,
Fehru..ry or MdyL.. M..rch.
If I kn..... I WdS comin'.l
here I would hd"t' mdrked il down 1.00, but it was
early thdl I h"y sl.drl...d "nd now f'''t'ry dd)' you
know, this morning I dwokf' ..t 3:]0 "nd r t.hink
it., WdS "round (,:00 is t.h,' first I hedrd t.h..m
Lhis rnorrlin'.l, hut 11 llol nOIsy and Il is dust.y.
I don't know if I rndY SdY this, but Mrs. Sherif'
couldn't ('"m,' t..ni'.lht..
sh.. h"d d fdll dntl w..s
in the hUllpltdl.
Sh.. IS Vf'ry .H.t hmo.lli,' dnd Shf'
.. d i.1 t. h e ,I u 8 till'" d II 0 u I 1<1 lIs h.. r .
MR. OIlt".'IF:
oL j....\. loll.
A
Sh.. ",In h...oIly s I.t 11.1 Ihdl.
ny MR. nnn!\R:
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wh.. IS '1r.., Sh..rlff','
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tl\f~ beep..r.
A,lc] 1 tledrd Kurol) ()ttler 'l(JiH~.
T
don't know whdt il W.,s.
Q
You h.... rd .. I d rlJ" t nu:k wit h .1
beeper bdckiny up?
A
Ye.th.
SomelhllllJ WliS b..ckin<J up lind
it mdde thdl nOls...
Q And you dre ausolutely certdin thdt
it Wds Ldwns Unlimlt..d's v..hicle or equipment?
A
I looked out the window. out my
bedroom window.
Q
And you SliW i I '!
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I eOIl I d se.' i I .
Q
Could you descriue the Lruck?
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T couldn't lell the lruck from
No.
where Lh" nOise WdS eomin<J from.
t t.ook it it
was ri<Jht in then' be.'aus.' I he..r it. oil I the
time.
MR. ntJFFI.~:
Nu rurther questions.
Th..nk YOll.
OTRFrT EXhM1NhTlnN
IlY ~lR. THH,!\R:
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WdS mdinly the time I dm dcl.udlly dl. home, not
at work.
r f"el it's extremely indppropridte
for the residenti"l/eommercidl neighborhood lhdt
we are in.
Q Anything else?
A No.
MR. BOGAR: Mr. Duffie?
MR. DUFFIE: No questions.
MR. BOGAR: \'Ie hdve nothing
further.
THE CHAIRMAN:
whdl we dre
struggling with is whether or not the Zoniny
Hearing Board hdS jurisdiction once you have
both stipulated that the letter of 20 March is
not a notice of violdtion because we know
specirically the Zoning Hedring BOdrd is not in
business to provide advisory opinions.
So we
are struggling with wheLher or not since you
have bolh indicdted there was no notice of
viuldtion speciflcdlly lhen what Zoning Hearing
Board role dre we in rdct or should We in [del
be pldying.
\'Ihilt I <1m re..ding is dppedls from
the d..t.ermindt Ion of th.. "onlng ofrit,f'"
....,. a\Qttta .,~'tt'" ....,.et uoe "AH P au"... ..... PA 1"'0 ?., 'loll 'S~O. ,.eoo,UI..I1l'
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ill,'ludillg bul 1101 I illlll"cl 10 II... 'J",,"III".1 or
delli..1 of ..ny permit or fdilure 10 ..el Oil Lhe
..].>(>1 i.."t.ion t.1,,'refort,, Ihe iSHu..n".. of it "",,,1'1"
dnd desi..L order or lh.. re'.llstrdtion Dr refUSd)
to register dny non-conforming US", st.ruct.ure or
I oL.
And lho..e th..t 1 just ..num,'r..letl I don' L
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..I....rly see Lh..1 we're in Ih..t. pOMilion ri'Jht
now in view of the filet thdt it's been
determined thal this 20 Mitrrh I..tter does not
constitute d cedse ..nd desist order.
If it
coni'll. i luted d ce"sl'! dIn) d,'s i st order t.hen I
t.hink elearly it. would then he our job to movp
to Number 2.
Thdl IS this 'lueslion of
m"nurdclurin'.l'
MR. DUFFIE:
I b..lieve -- do you
wdnl. us 1.0 re"IH"nl 1.0 t.h"t
"I r?
TilE CHAIRMAN:
YPK.
~IR. DUFFlE:
I believe thdt any time
lh.. zoning uffi<'er ISSU"" .. det.,'rmin..l i.ln to d
eit.iz"lI or ,'II)'hody in lh.. towlll,hip tI,,,1 Ihe
ztlnilltj ..rd'II.t1I.... m...tll" A, Il or C t.h.tt Ihitl
per..on hdli .. rl'Jhl t.. 1'..,........... I" ,'h.ill,'n'Je t.hO'
, II t. e r p I'" I ,01 .. III .. r I I.., lon I II 'J n f f p... I' "r t h..
LOfllntJ ()rd.nltnt....
\~Ilhoul II... .t1'lltty I"
ph..ll.ln~Jt. t h.tt I h.. ....n._I,' h.tvp flu ,......ourst"' .tS tn
_ IlltUlrtt tI.01l'" .,"Oft1,M... ."'11'111" ~..~). ,.... ,UI' SUI'''. ....0. .... 1'110 'flY ~,,\ 111)0. O. 1.00 III .'S'"
(, n
his df"lt-'rJrlllldl iOIl.
" fI d ,t I I Ii pi.. r III I fl d I I l) II ~ . II
~ u n i tl ~J (u d t t p r H ,'I r e nil 1 H Ii U f~ tJ L ,. e () n n 1<. (~ t i U f) wit. II
nol.ict.,s of vlolett,iuns, df'ulftI ur llf!fmits ur
dnyt.hiny elsp.
The ",uning uffi.'er hdS llIdde .i
detprmindtiun ..s to whdt ..on...titut.ed
manU[det.urin<J under your zuning ordin.inee. If
we Cdn't chdllenge lhdt dnd if the township Cdn
send oul " vdgue Jetter (Jut.ting us on notice of
d violdtion dlld (Jul. UM dt ri...k ir thdt letl.er lK
ultimdtely interpreted dS " notice of violation,
we hdve no bdsis to ch..llenge lhe
int.erpret.dtiun.
We lire withuut. d remedy.
TilE CIlAIRMAN:
If I sdid thdt, I
SUre didn'l intend lo.
It WdS your stdtement
and the Township's st..tement dli we hegdn t.his
proceeding lhdt you were bot.h, I t.hought,
stipuldt ing th"l t.his did nol constitute a
notice of viuldt.lon.
Must definit.ely ir you're
issued d nutice of violat.iun -- most definitely
you hdve re"uUl'Se t.u "urlf" t.u the Zonintj Hedring
ROdrd.
I guess il begs the '1u,.."t.iun, if this 11;1
nut d not i l-e uf V 101..1 Inn Whdl ,l t" f" yuur
p n' rU<J.l' i'VtaM III 80 f .1/' tiS yuur uppr..lt lotl uve"
I here right now,?
MH, I1l!FFIF: W..I I , the nt" .\.l L I r.I"
GItGllIt . LO'II" lIt'''O.''NG 5'lIt\ftCl 140. ...... Oft .Ul". "_0 ".1"110 '1" '!l4t "0. Ollt, aoo III .~'Jl
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won' t I " t u'" bur II .. Il<l Y tJ u '.l 0 t .11 I 1.1...
imbs so
how do you yet rLd or it? \~h.. I YOIJ do IS YOll
put. l l- Ih ruu~"l I. h.. maehifle dlld "hip i t. "lid 1!1dk..
i t into mulch. Whdt t.his 'Jpntlemdll Sri i 1.1 WeiR not
5 true.
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MR. LONG:
The chLI'I'"r th..l 18 there
7 now in Lhe piclures here in the Township's
8 exhibiLH, do you run your -- I saw lhe piles or
9 the branches ..nd so on, you know, thdt either
10 you bring in ur comes in, you know, ir you can't
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do it oul on t.he prol'erl.y.
What comes out or
12 that chipper, do you use that fur like d mulch
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too or do you
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No.
MR. I,ONG:
-- sell thdL like a
16 mulch?
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Wel I, it's woud chips.
Wha tit i S
18 it's wood chips ..ntl if it.'s good wood chi!,s we
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sell them as wood chips rLght now.
Then
20 periodi'~i\lly one.. .. y...ll' we tdke the wood chip"
21 thdl dre ther.. and we grind them into mulch.
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MR. SVTPIIFN. JR:
M..~. T SdY
21 somethin'J?
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MR. l.ONG:
When you sell the wood
('hip", .10 ''''"pI.. us.. thusl' rur /llul,'h:'
61H11.". \PtA ....0-1'1.... Sl:ltvtct I.oe ...... 0" .ur'l. "80. P. \7"0 lt7 ".' ,~. 0" 1.00 au .""
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'.lot ,ue UPHPt. I '"'''0:111 , I t . s jus t
MIL DlJFFIE: n,~ I .t X .
A w.,II, you Sd)' t.... J.t X, J.. r I'Y. How?
MR. OUfFIE:
J 'II "sk t.he
quest ions.
.JII S t r..l.. x .
MR. I.ONG:
Would you he hringing
this mlll"her In, you know, or lhe yrinder
had
9 you inl...rlfh.d to brin\) t.h..t in dny mort' t.his
10 season?
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We brin\) iL In once a ye~r.
Nu.
We
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Lhe end or .I<lnu.try for.. p..riod not. to ..xeeed 10
14 ddYS dncJ we grind it up so w.. "dn prepdre d
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product t.h..t mdny or our "ust.omers desire.
In
16 ot.h.-r wordk. we hav.. mdny of your p.,llpl e r ighl
17 here in th.. Loning offlc" and thiS i1nd thal that
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get their mulch frol1l us.
We'r.. nol out to
19 m<lnUfdet.urp snmf.thinlj, out. t.o eredt.e <t prohlem.
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MR. OllFFIE:
Ok.iy.
Just rel.lx.
I.et.
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MR. LONG:
t think Ih..t'" <III t
hdve.
THF CHAIRMAN:
ok.t y ,
GI:IG'It. \.aalA aCPO"TlfltQ. _,_ytcr 240l!J ...... DIt Bunt:. ...n ,.. nuo "H' i!L4' ll&otI 04' t eoo iJI "....,..,
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MR, nOG,\R:
I r"l'r"""IIt I h" TOWII...h i I'
dnd you dskpcJ rOt" Ihp TOWIIHhlf1l'i' ('tI!'ill.ioue
TIlF CIIATRMAN:
Y"'S.
~IR. BOGAR:
TtH' TOWUHhip's pusltion
L" h.I'''''! ul'on I.h,- 1.,...1 IIlIOIIY we h..v.. h"drd
tOlliyhl we think lh..rp LS d m..nufdcturillg
prOr..ss Lllvolved .11111 I hdl vroc.....s starts with
the rdW wood. th.. Iumh..r,
rim surry, tlH~ trpes,
the t r....t~ hrrln,~hf4M , th.. ,~hi(Jp""rt I h.. 1'1 les I hdl.
you Sf:l'e lher.. l.hdt d rt. I n t urll '.lr"ulll! l!uwfI into
the I1lU Ic,h, lh.. put I rp p rf~,.t';';!-i , rtdllllf..cl.urlll'J
process.
Th.tl '" wh"t I h.- 1.",,1 i 1"0 II Y h.."
i IIdi....I..d 1011 iCJhl .
TilE CIIA I R~IAN:
PI'lor 10 IhIS ..v,'nin'J
hitd l. h.. Townsh i p ,.v,' r 'JOI'" on r..e.. rd lo t.he
owner that. I h.. prol'f'''8 of ..1111'1' i ny "."....t. i I ule" .1
violation of the zonln<j ordin""ce?
~IR. BonAR:
To I hI' hl'sl of my
knowl"'!'J" tit,. l'Oklllo" ,'xl""''''''''! hy II.., Township
W.tS "..I f..rlh I"
h.. I.. I I ,,' .. f ~I" r <'II 2 0, 1 II II 7 .
Wh "11". I' 0 r not ,t I l. h.Il
1 lilt' M t'. C I",m,- r- Wli w. .tWti rt"
or t tu" lu'n,.t.ss ut fllIt
.Ion't k..ow. bul Ih..1
1,'11"... "1....1"" f..r i\",.lf .,".1 th.tl'.. ..... h........1 .... J
'-"'" ",In lit..
&"111:" a lO.'. f111_0."""1 .''''1'(' r l4t_'. ......... 'Vlyt. "_(j. ft"'. h.t' ),~ ...., '"0.0''' I 600 "I ...,,,
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Till' ('1I"11l~1,\N:
I ,Joll'l. thlllk W... hdVI'
III" I ,., t .. r' 0 f
Nil. !HI F F IF:
I I". I I" v.. i I ',.. d I. , .It' h e d
II) th.. llppl.p,.t Ion.
Till' CIIAIH~lAN:
I h.t \'.. 'J 0 I. lilt, 20
M..reh 1...1.1,'1",
I (Jou', h,"li"\'f~ Wf'" hdve d copy ur
t1", I.. I I" r 0 f F" " " u.. q' 2 0 I h .
~lR. nOGAR:
1 t1rillk th..t w..,.. just ,I
letter -- Wf-' ('fin Illd.kf:" It -- prnvidp d eopy uf
th<lt for YOIl if you woul,1 lik,', but J thillk my
recollection WdS Nr. Croner ill,II"dl",1 Ih"t w.... d
lett..r illrlicdl in'J, you know, h.. w..nl "d 10 9"t
together <lnd t<llk ahout It.
MR. !H1Fl'Ir:
W"'r,, h.tppy to orr"r
t hd t i r you W..llt to d S '\1'1''' II.. n I ' ..
MR. nOGAR:
11. --
~lR . OtJFFJE:
ApI''' 11..111 . ,.. 4 .
~tR . nOG,\R:
WI' hil\''' 110 prohlem with
You I'dn mdrki t (is
If I h.. 7.ollln(J R..<lnl
13urird w""tnts III h.t"fl thli:1 dS p.i.-I l.r lht-~ f'''t''ur(l.
Till' CIIAIRM,\N:
StIU'.' wt" h..\~ ri
numht'r uf "pupl.. In tit.. .tutltf'He'.. . "'t tJOi'HJ tn
rt'rtCI thl~ lpttpt..
t t t ~ .tllel,..>ssp,S tIt li.t\IWtlS
tJnltr.llt,',L qt.~ \~"l'-.t T, tndl.' no,tll. ~t"I'h.'ntt'shu"~J'
GII",. . lOth. .l~o,nlN.G tlta\llcl I?oe P&". n_ .Ul". ".~ ,.... '."(\ ~n "'.. ''':100. 0"'.00 ll' .'11------...-
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we h",t/'d testimony I.oniyhl. I. h.. I. that mp.ld in'J In
rdct did take place on Fehru..ry the 27l.h.
MR. PYKOSII:
w..'11 m..rk l,h,,1. dH
Appellant's Exhibit 4.
(Lell.er d..tf'd Febru,try 20,1997
mdrked dS Appellant's Exhibil 4.)
THE CIlAIRMAN:
Does dnyone have
anything further?
MR. DUFFIE:
MdY we redirect Mr.
Sutphen dS d result of your inlJuiri..s?
THE CHAIRMAN:
Yes.
REREDIREl"T EXAMINATION
BY MR. DUFFIE:
Q
Mr. Slltph..n. would you t..ll me the
hours or oper"lion or Ldwns Unlimited, Inc.
during the Hummer HedHon?
A
Th.. hours -- uec"use it IS d
daylight business dnd you Cdll only make
Idndscdpe -- you only get your money during
ddylighl our work..rs sLirt. lit 7:00. I
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Whdt time do they end. Mr. Sutphen?
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Tllt.y .....! usu.tlly 1..'lw,...n ',:00 ..ntl
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t h.. t .111 ,I but f Il r I. h.. Ill'" r ".. Y
f."Hl i.uony tlld! WdH
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sl. r j..kt'1I by tht' ,.1&.'1 rm.tn,
h,,"k 'J(JIJdll"''''', l ht'
5 rt.". of 1.111' l,.,..I.IllIlIlY "dlll" ill witbllul objt'ctioll
6 ..lid my on I Y po i nt i" Ih"t w.. .."" fll"UM tilt' I ""ut'
7 0 II W h.t t tlH' let l t' r ..... i cI w h.. t 1.1,... de. t' r mill oj t Ion
8 0 f lI". z CJ /I i II '.l b t'.. rill 'J 0 f f i (' f' r w.. so.. I. bO' z 0 n i n <J
9 o[rie..r "lid we'r" l'f'rf..ctl)' willln'.J t.o focu>l t.h.'
I 0 i n 4 u i r Y t h.. rt. ill" I .. ...1 0 f "I I t. h t'... e 0 t h t' r
II quest.iolll<.
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THf C'HATRMAN:
W h ,. II .... I< t.1 r t I 0 'J e t
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into Whdt Lh.. hours of "('f.r... iOll" might ue or
1 4 no i K e s III i '.J It! 1". f r 11111 .. /I... I". r pro p t' r t y, ... t h d t.
I 5 s t d <J t' I tho IllJ h t i I. ,,(' l' /"t'l' r i "t,. I. u i /I r 0 r m you
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HR. DlifFIf:
You 110/1' t wdnl to ht'a r
18 about t.h".?
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TnF. C'IlATRMAN:
T I hi nk I know ennu<Jh
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.,lulut t hp hours .,f '.('PI.itt tun.
Th,.rt. is ..'1",,1'1)
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t h.. mor/l i 1111.
I .Iie! 1....lr Mr. SlItl'h.." I I".li..vt'
21 "dt'h t I~'" he ."'.......r...1 ...,"d lI...u,"1 y .11111 nllrmd II y
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t h.tl s.t 1,1 lln Il('....".llln 'ill
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proof.
MR. nOGAR: I ' , I bf~ \1]"'\ to yo
.thec.tJ . \\' f,~ dOIl't h.tvp Mr. \'i., b s I ,. ,. to (j I Vt~ you,
bul we hdv.. Mr'. Ill....k, as III nl....k.s t.dW
o i <. t i.. n dry, .11,,1 I j u.. I
I didll't copy d]1 of
i l h.."..".... w.. d iclll' L hdv.. "II""<JIt p"per III the
u r r ice I u (I () s u .
r just ....pl..,1 the frollL p"g"
.. n d t h..1I I eo pie ,I I. h ,. P d '.I" t h.. tit.. cI L h..
tl...fi'lil i(Ir, (If Illd.nlJrd(.tur-t'.
f\nil T dl'o)ogizf-I, we
h..d troubl.. l'I..kiny thi... j"r,p oul, but it's up In
th.. "1'1'''1' I,'fl -h..nd "..rnt'r ","l 1,'1' S j"...1 r.....\
il t0geth..r.
It SdY'" N..lluf..,.tllr...
The process
of ol'erdl...n of mdkiny yooels or any m..t..ridl
produc..d uy halld, by rldeh int' or by other ..yeney;
.t "Y t h i "'.1 r...<I" f ,'..r, r.tW m.t I.." ,.01 s by h.. nd,
m.H:lllnt'ry..r hy .trl
lh,. pro'\"t:llllll of ot,'tieles
r I) r U Ii t"' r r () m r d W (I t< P '" t! (I d r p (t ITht t t-'! r i .1 1 H II Y 9 i v j n 9
SlIch m..I"I'I.o1s ""W fon',s, ,Ju.oIille..., 1'rol'.....I..s
or .. <'onlb i r...t 'Oil wl,,"II,,'r b) 11.",,1. I.tbor or
Illoteh In".
TIt..1 IS lite <I..f 11ItI 'oil of
"hi It II r .Il' t U .. p .
w,. <lolI't h..v,' " <I,'find 1"" III lh..
Lun. "'J 111',1, ".illt""'.
Th... . ""i ~'\lI'r't"I~t.
I fl,e,tn,
th.tt '"" "P !oillll'.Jt'st ,t ('UnnOIl 't"n!>\I' .It-flnlllun. W,.
Ge'6.... LOtha .tttUlt'.....o. .'.VI(" J.anlt ~..... flit 'Ullt. M.G .. ''!'\!O 1'1' ~.' l~(le o. t 800 '" 41~'"
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popell r n d 1111 ,',t I I
h.11 m..nuedf'IIl'lrIlJ.
Th.d 11l"Y
In:" " proc.-du,.,. 01. It 1".O....).;s, hilt Ilt..nuf.Jctut. i nlj
'-'Ik"-K two pr'ul]ul'l", In I~ombin.tt 1'-" tu tJf~ joirn"d
t.ogt!thf.1r t.u (.r....I.I. 'I new .tnd dist IflC,.t product H.
Thf" <<'.-IH,I'"
dnd WP ('.tn Ylve you oi
brier I" ...ul'p..rt of this
t.hp CdH~H dr..-
le"din~ In Pennsylvdni.. ..s
(J wlidt eonsL i "tltPH
md"Urdl'turill~.
y..u ,...,,'1 sl..l.t ",d,h ",ood itlltl
end wi I. h WO'"1.
\"uu c.iu'l toik,. wuod, put it into
d grindpr, IHdk,," t.IH' '-'oud uuiform 11\ slL,... .trHl
smaller anti ..redl.. mul,'" ..nd edll I.h,,1
manu r ,,,,t u r i nl).
Tt I'" "..I. m.tnuf.."lurillY.
If i I.
was. every!>".!y woulll h.tv.. 1.0 h..ve .t
mdnllfdclurll11) permit.
'~hen
..0.... w.....1 "h ll'l'ers
I)" dl,,"~ PPld. rilJhl..., il. IS not nlotlluf.H'l.urillg.
The "..ses
I.h,','e 's jusl. 1111 j'lll it: id I .tul.hor i t Y
ill Pennsylvdlll" to "..y l.tkill'.l w..od ,'..ips .tllll
l'ul.tin'J them 1,,10., '.Irilll!..r ...Il! elIlJIIll) UI' with
nlUl"h wh,.rt. II...,... I" "" ...101111\,'" ",hi"" "'''U!,lll't
r..tke ., wh..I" I..t ..r .1.rr,.,'.II..... "lit! ullskllled
l.tbOI" pOfudllult-"'" ,t n.tfn.rt,,"ul.tn~J pt',......."'..
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\'Illa )'Ii." d
s (I rtt~ t .. I f\ II ,i h Il U t t h t" .1 .t I tit t \ ,. .
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TilE CIIA T R~IAN: Th..nk you.
MR. DUFFIE: Okay.
TilE CIIATRMAN: Thrlnk you,
~IR , BOGAR: If T might respond to
'i Mr. Ouffi..'... mO!l1. f'lolIUenL .tddres!I, we didn't
6 give you any c..s.... a... to whaL consl.iLutf's
7 mdnu[dcturing for zoning b..Cduse we couldn't
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Cind any.
Th.... '.. not 1.0 SdY thdt t.hey don't
exist..
We ,~()uldn't locdt.e "ny.
We're familiar
10 with Mr. Duffie's -- Lhe c....... -- we Ihink we're
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rdmilidr with Ihe Cd...es that h.. cited.
They're
sdleH ~n() usp t.dX CdHPH.
R..mel1lb..r thdt., !Idles
And t.hdt'.. whdt we
dnd use l~.x, r,c)t. z()ojng.
WdOt..
Another ex..mple, for instance, if )'OU
l'i took rl tree lhilt WdS cut down i1nd pl"ned it dnd
16 sdwed it into IlllTllu.t' 2 X 4!1 or whaLt.ver Ihat
17 sure sound.. ."..1 81110'1 Is .tn,1 f"f,.ls lo me like
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manuC"ct.uring .tnd t h.il 's ..n.. prodlll'l.
II. 's wood
19 in dnd wOll(1 out.
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MR. D\1FFTF.:
Mr. nO'Jdr, thdl is dn
fr )'OU Like d Iree and
unf.ir st..t..ment uf I"w.
:'2 cui it. into 111mb.... th.'" IS nul l1I..nllf.H'tllrtng.
21 TI is not "1.lnllf,,,'lllrlll<j ,,,..1,'1' 1"'III,"'ylv.UII.. l..w,
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MR. nOGAR:
\\ " ,., II ~l <j'" s I I h.'" I I IS,
~'i dInt I'll rtq'qt'lt,tfu'I) ltlJlf'P tu -Il"'i..tJt'..P \!iii'h
G.'UI". l.0,"& It'fJOft''tttO ""Viet ihllO" fall.. 0" ~uITl. M.4 ,..11 11no 11" ~.l I~oa 0" I 100 III 4""
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~lR. DUFFIE:
ThdL'H finp.
TilE CIIATR~lAN:
1\11<1 we're not goin'J
4 to rill.. un t.rel's b,'iny ll'dn"formed inlo IUIlIher,
~ bill I <Ion'! know lIldt our d,'e is ion j.. .lny e..s ier
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MR, LONG:
Well, T '.Illes... T hdve some
8 quest ions lo hol h ~Ir. Slltpllt'n ,llId d I so Mr.
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Crom..r.
T f..el th." liS LlI'''s r..m con"..rrlf'd il.
10 is nol re"lly eon~idered m..nufdeluring from whdt
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I hdve hedrd.
My lnlerprf'ldtion IS, )'OU know,
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12 YOIl haven't. n'..lly c:h..n'.l..d, you know, Ihe
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producl.
It.' s s till wood.
I\s w"s rn..ntion..d, il
14 IS -- you kllOW, it's nol I'edlly guiny Ihrough
15 <lny kind of .t skill..,) prrH"'S", you know, wh..re
16 you're takin'J ..omet.hlng dn<l YOlI'n' CU~IIIIY III'
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wilh some new producl lhrllllyh mdnuf..c!ur...
So
thdl's t h.. w.:I'y I r..el <it I his po)n! Ii' nee W~' r.~
put in I. h,' I"'''' I t i un ttS t 0 kind of del.ermlnill'J
wh..t i.. md nu f ....'1 u I' I II~I dll.1 whdt I S II' t .
THE CIII\ IRMAN:
\~t'l1. thal.'l'l ex....t.ly
22 Ih.. posil ion.
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MR, LONG:
l.ookilllJ .Il t'vpr)'lllIng r
h~t\,f' Kt~t'tl.
TlIF ('11.\ I R~"'\N:
I II s,' nul t' h .....1 i f T
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diff"J".tIlL produ.", dUtl lit Ihis IflSld.H'" In my
opinion wt" llid.
~IR, r.ONG:
rdn WP .IHK IJu.-"sLIUIIS Of'
.J rf.' Wf" riCH'''?
Just ">I " ..I,...ifi....1 iOIl III my 11\111.1
I d..kt.,1 y"u "''''1 it'r, ~1r'. en.I""!", ."IOUt if 1 ht,y
cuntinuf't1 Iht> '''lipPI'"J .S
hrt' f~Uns I df' rf:"d d
vi" lit!. i fJ n d n d Y Il us" I d w h d 1 ?
MR. C'RO~IER : YPH.
~IR . LONG: Vnu Soi j I) yps?
~1R . CROMER: Y.-s.
MR. LONG: I thought th..t tlH' duswer
W.:iS, no,
h,'n' w"ulolll'l h.. .\11 IS"'U..<I vlol..tion
.f thf'Y l'ont illut',I ,'hil'pill'J.
TIIF ell,\ I R~II\N:
~~.. "dll pursu.. th..l,
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township lI\ight r....1 ..hdt th.. "1'1'1 i"...ll. "dS told
th"t ht, ,"",'" d". '"J wh i ,'h "on>lt Itut...1
11IdnuC.....tllrlny W.tS
MR. LONG:
ehipp.ny ...,,1 grinding.
TilE CIII\IRM!\N:
1..,1 "Il' 1lI.~k.. >lur... I
h.iVP ~]ot tt... f"(jllt plt..et' or (ld(J.'r.
~~.. ..1 so
II. .........s..,1
I". .\111....' ."" or 1...tIlUf",'I...'ill<j in
rt"qa"tts 1,) Ih.. I'h.ttl'.J"i'J I,f ~llud l'ht1Js lnLu
",111.' h.
t!tlh" 1"'I't.,,.
h 11 I 'h f' t' po w .t S .t
Su
111~t'U"'''''\\'' I" th,'-'i I..tt.,. Itr tl"'",,, '''''.is un
""'G'.. to.i4 al..oatl"''' "."ICI ""',Hl ..... mt ..urT<<. ".4 .... '1'\10 ~u 'At '''08 Oft 1800 III ."'1'
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TilE ('11/\ IR~IAN:
T .\nl 'Joll1g to poinl.
oul. to you Ih",", dS Rl..hdl'd WdS picking up on,
l h., r e W d S d '-1 u t' sit 0 n d" k Ie' ,I ,." tow h e t h Ie' r 0." not.,
I bel iev.- Ri"hilrd dsk,-d tht' IJuesl.ion, whether or
not the chippillg oper.ol i.oll \oIdS considered to he
d V i 0 I .. l. i () n d till Mr. l" r 0 111'-" "it i d h.. did not.
MR. BOGAR:
w,. I I, Tam not. H u reI
recdll Mr. Cron.t'r saYing Ihdt dnd th.. record
will speilk for itself, hut. you ....ked for the
t.own>lhip'.. posit ion dnd I di,l reldY thdt lo yoU
during lhe lest.imony dnd durin'J the "rgumenl.s
dnd I just reiler..ted l.hdt.
So t.hat'.. the
lownship's position.
Agdin, I dpologiLe for
inLerruptin'J'
THE CHAIRMAN:
w,> II, 1 nth i s
instdn..e I think rather thdll p...rhdps i1dhering to
rigid rules in the way these ht'drin'Js dre
conduct.ed it eel.t.tinly IS IllY inLent to hdve a
forum wh i<'h i!l ""'Hlu". ",> to <Jf'l ling d II I h...
.tppr"pr iotl e illforl1lill 1011 on t I... flour 'H' that 101..
c.. " d n l h.. h... K I jolt we" dill.. 1'1" k t' .. r.t i r
(l~e i S lUll. S.. I h.t' '" why' I h,iVP ht1.t-tl ...tl lol'l
1../\ I ell I I "UM' r.. I 1'1 Y un bo' h "IdeM lhiM 1"
on...- of , hO!oH' times ",t.f1n I lI.- w,sllu" of h.." III~'
t h rt..... ITH,,',llprs. uti .J bi'd l",1 I .. "1'1'.' ...'111 .
CIolt6,a. ,0.'. .""Olllt'INO a'_yt(:l ioll'l. ...".. ow _\.1fT.. tot.,. ,.a '''10 "11 "loA' I~O' Olt,.oo 1::" ..".,
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TilE ru" T R~I^N: Sur...
~lR . DlJFFTE: I s.t t by ..lid lei t.hf'
... n lie i lor 1..1 I k .
r t Hf"t'I1IS tt, mt~ y()u' rt,"
6 s t rug OJ I i II 9 10 j I h I II e "l) "" "I' t fro III I hew rOil 9
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dirpct.iufI.
If ther'" is oIn oImuiguit)' III ..n
8 ordin..nc.. )'011 m..y c..rt.jillly Innk t.n Ihe ..ommnn
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USrl~t" 0 r
hew n r t\ t".j t Y nil' r e .il" k.. d t n dO' r in.. ,
10 uut if lhere LS .. judl..i..1 preced..nl as t.o wh..t
III h.. W 0 r d me d n s )' 0 II don' I " oj v .. I I,,' I il....,' I Y I 0
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st.ruOjgl.. dn)'mort'.
You "..V.' 'jol 10 ..sk )'ollr
solicitor to look dt Ihe ('.Ise \',ws alld the
14 d..fini lion of t.h,' worel r"jllllf.I,-1 IIr i II'J In t pll you
15 whal I h.. \.110 III P"II1l"Y I v.tlti d 'It 10 i th ,'es('.."t. t.o
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t.h..1 word.
You "..ve 'jot 10 look ... I IIp
17 definilioll IIf III,' 1001',1 .ts '.11""" 10 )nll Ioy the
18 court s of P,,"n...ylv.tI.iol.
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Quit t' f I'd II k I y, T
t. h 0 ugh I I .." s dOl II 9 P r ...' . S 1.1 Y I h .Il .
T I......t t hI'
l.tsl 1".r.tgrotl'h '"' IhO' bl....f th,.1 you j.."t ",Inel..,t
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~lR. OllFrTF:
y t-' ~, os l r, In. t )' t.HJ
TIIF (''','IR~l,\N:
.1I"t tl ".1)" I".,
2') SUl'reflu. Court uC rt~nns} l\.llll.' II.-r .nf"~
GI"IGI"" . lO1tl.& .r"o"""''''G '1..Vler 1...'8 ...... p. ';;V\t,. ....(j, po", '''() "1\-, -.! ."\C~. Oflt, .00 III .,."
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Mil. IlIIFFIF:
Sir, you dOll'l redd the
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ThO' wlIrd motl.erials is
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It t ..k.,.. . wo or more Lo ~'dnllrdcture.
7 ~,"1 )"11 ,lll/l'l ....,.,.1'1 t.h.. I'ropoliilion thaL if
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TII.. I'IlA I R~IAN:
I dm just
Excuse me.
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MR. DtlFFIF:
I k/low.
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TII.. 1'11.\ TRMI\N:
lhe eXdct word..
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~IR. DI'FFTF:
1 ....m sorry.
I'm
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Ihlnlu/I'.I ..f th,' ....'."'nll .It,rinit.ion.
Rul ir you
1'1 Wlllil,l h.n.. -- If 0\-1 Wd" .t bd'.J of kernels of
:'>0 ""rnN .In.1 1\-2 W.tK d h.tg "f I'Ol"'llrn you >l/ould
11 Y'"'" .t1'.lu~,,'nt f.ti Iii hy I h,' si~'I'I.. "~dmpl.. cit...l
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.t h.. I) of k..nl..I.....f l'orll ." on.. thin'.l ...,,1 a
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h,..} of 1"'1"'01'11 i.. ..nother. hul for I'url'o..,... ur
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l'I..nllf...'IIII'lI\1J t 10...
for ..url'"...... "r 110..
_ .C'Il'_' lO.tA .CPO."w.s'_"'lcr ,.oe; P".. 0" SUlfl. Mia PA1'l'HO 1t? '.'ISoe 011' aGO.,. .S.,f
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2 m"nuf..2Lllrill<j.
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THE CHArR~IAN:
I'm re..din'.l the wrony
4 pie"e of 1'''1'''1- is Whdt. yuu' re 1.,.,11 i IIg Ill...?
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MR, DUFFIE:
We yo 1111 to SdY ill t.he
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THE rHAIR~IAN:
I'm r...ddill9 lhis
one. Which one tlo you \\:.1 n l mf~ t.o rt"'d.l?
~IR . DUFFIE: It ' s In then' , sir.
THE CHAIRMAN: I I' s I II here? Okay,
~IR . DUFFIE: Right on Pdge 4 In t.he
12 middle.
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MR. DUFFIE:
On Page 4, the middle
14 of t.he pdge, the Supreme Court of Penllsylvania
15 held thdl pro..esslllg popcorn kernels into popped
16 edible colored popcorn dll..... nllt conslit.ute
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mdnufdeturin'J'
And we ..ile the CdS...,
18 ('ommon",ealt.h ver>lUS Burlow Vending, .1 1'164
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Pennsylv..nid Supreme Cnurt ('ase.
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IN THB MATl'BR OF
LAWNS UNLIMITBD INC.
ZONING HBARING BOARD OF
: MONROB TOWNSHIP, CUMBBRLAND
COUNTY. PBNNSYLVANIA
CBRTIFICATB OP SBRVICB OF PUBLIC NOTICB
AND NRITTBN NOTICB
I, Michael J. Pykosh, Esquire, certify that I caused public
notice of hearing scheduled in the above-referenced proceeding to
be given by publication in the Sentinel, a newspaper of general
circulation in Monroe Township, CUmberland County, Pennsylvania,
which publication appeared May 12, 1997 and May 19, 1997 as
evidenced by the copy of the Proof of Publication which is attached
hereto and marked Exhibit "A".
Further, written notice of the time and place of the hearing
and the particular nature of the matter to be considered at the
hearing was given by first class mail postage prepaid posted at
Camp Hill, Pennsylvania on May 7, 1997 in the form and to the
individuals contained in Exhibit "S" attached hereto and made a
part hereof.
Further, written notice of the time and place of the hearing
and the particular nature of the matter to be considered at the
hearing was posted at the Monroe Township Municiple building on
Monday, May 13, 1997 and upon the property in question on Priday,
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May 15, 1997. A copy of the memorandum dated May 14, 1997
evidencing the same is attached hereto as Exhibit "C".
LAW OFFICES OF DARRELL C. DETHLEFS
BY:
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DolrreJ/ C Dethlefs.
Micholel}. Prkosh.
Sherry L Deckman.
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Wagner Building-Suite 205
3 5 5 North 2 I st Street
Camp Hill, PA 17011
(717) 975-9446
(800) 287-1202
Fax (717) 975-2309
August 14, 1997
Office of the Prothonotary
Court of Common Pleas
Cumberland County
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RB: Lawns Unlimited, Inc. v. Zoning Hearing Board of Monroe
Township
97-4112 Civil Term
Dear Prothonotary:
Attached please find the certified record of the proceedings of the
Zoning Hearing Board relative to the above. Said record is as
follows:
1. Transcript of Proceedings of the May 28, 1997 Hearing of
the Appeal of Lawns Unlimited, Inc.
2. The following are Exhibit to said transcript of
proceedings.
B-1 Bntry of Appearance of Jerry Duffie,
Bsquire
B.2 Notice of Appeal
8-3 Application for Interpretation
8-4 Certificate of Service for Public Notice
and Written Notice
IN TBB MA'l'TBR OF
LAWNS UNLIMITBD, INC.
ZONING HEARING BOARD OF
: MONROB TOWNSHIP
ClJMBBRLAND COONTY, PBNNSYLVANIA
WRITTRN DRCISION
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B-1 Entry of Appearance of Jerry Duffie, Esquire
B-2 Notice of Appeal
B-3 Application for Interpretation
B-4 Certificate of Service of Public Notice and Written
Notice
B-5 Attendance Sheet
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1. Lawns Unlimited, Inc., is the owner of certain real
estate located at the intersection of Trindle Road (Legislative
Route 305) and Churchtown Road (Legislative Route 507) Monroe
Township, Culllberland County, Pennsylvania hereinafter referred to
as the .property".
2. The property in question is located in the Commercial
District.
3. By letter dated March 20. 1997, the Monroe Township
Zoning Officer indicated to Appellant, Lawns Unlimited, Inc., that
it was the Township's position that "changing woodchips to mulch"
constituted manufacturing and if the Appellant undertook any
further "manufacturing action" that such action would "be
considered a violation of the Monroe Township Zoning Ordinance of
1988.
4. On April 16, 1997, Appell~~t filed an Application for
relief from the interpretation of the Monroe Township Zoning
Ordinance by the Zoning Officer as set forth in the letter dated
March 20, 1997.
5. Simultaneous with the aforementioned Application.
Appellant also filed a Notice of Appeal requesting that the Zoning
Hearing Board make a determination as to whether or not the
activity in question constituted manufacturing.
6. The Township stipulated that the letter dated March 20,
1997 from Mr. Richard Cromer to Mr. William F. Sutphen does not
constitute indication of violation but is an indication that a
violation would be deemed to occur if said action would take place
in the future. (NT May 28, 1997 Page 10),
7. Both parties stipulated that the Zoning Hearing Board has
jurisdiction to hear the matter before it. more specifically,
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whether the Applicant's activities constitute manufacturing (NT May
28, 1997 Page 66-71) .
8. The Monroe Township Zoning Ordinance, specifically
Article IV., Section 404, does not recognize manufacturing as a
permitted use in the Commercial District.
9. Public Notice of the hearing was published in the
Carlisle Sentinel, a newspaper of general circulation in Monroe
Township, Cumberland County, on May 12, 1997 and May 19, 1997.
10. Written Notice of the hearing was forwarded to the
following individuals and entities on May 7, 1997: James Bogar.
Esquire. Township Solicitor; Jerry R. Duffie, Esquire. Attorney for
Appellant; The CUmberland County P1L~ing Commission; The Monroe
Township Planning Commission; Richard Cromer, Zoning Officer and
Mr. William P. Sutphin, Jr., President, Lawns Unlimited Inc.
11. Written Notice of the hearing was posted at the Monroe
Township Municipal Building on May 13, 1997 and upon the property
on May 15, 1997.
12. No objection as to the method and timing of Notice and
advertising were raised.
13. On May 28.1997 at approximately 7:00 p.m.. a hearing was
conducted on Applicant'S Appeal and Application.
Om~l uainna of La.
1. The Monroe Township Zoning Hearing haa jurisdiction to
hear the above captioned appeal purauant to 53 P.S. Section
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10909.1(a) (3). The jurisdictional aspect of this matter was also
stipulated to by the parties hereto.
2. Proper notice of the hearing was given to the public and
all interested parties.
3. The letter dated March 20, 1997 from Mr. Richard Cromer
to Mr. William F. Sutphen did not constitute a notice of violation.
4. Manufacturing for the purpose of determining this the
above captioned matter is defined as follow:
"The concept underlying the definition {of manufacturing}
is the transformation of mate=ial or things into
something different from that received. The difference
cannot be a supe=ficial change that does not alter or
change the thing. For example, a cosmetic change
performed merely to facilitate the ease of handling,
storing, packing or shipping the product or material does
not constitute manufacturing. What is required is that
the basic materials or goods be given a new identity by
the current producer, one which can be easily traced to
such producer... When labor is used in conjunction with
skill to produce a different product than the original,
one with a new identity, manufacturing has occurred".
Bak@rstown Containe~ Co~oration v. Richland Township,
500 A.2d 420, 422 Pa. 1985.
5. The activity engaged in by the Applicant, more
specifically the transformation of woodchips into mulch with the
use of a mechanical device constitutes manufacturing as defined by
the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in Bakerstown Container Co~oration
v. Richland Township, 500 A.2d, 420 (1985).
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Reasoning
The Monroe Township Zoning Officer by his letter dated March
20, 1997, indicated to Appellant, Lawns Unlimited, Inc., that it
was the position of the Township that "changing woodchips to mulch"
constituted manufacturing and if the Appellant undertook any
further "manufacturing action" that such action would be considered
a violation of the Monroe Township Zoning Ordinance of 1988.
On April 16, 1997 Appellant filed an Application for Relief
from the Interpretation of the Monroe Township Zoning Officer as
set forth in his letter dated March 20, 1997.
Simultaneously with the aforementioned Application, Appellant
also filed a Notice of Appeal requesting that the Zoning Hearing
Board make a determination as to whether or not the activity in
question constituted manufacturing.
As a result of a stipulation by the parties hereto the only
question to be determined by the Zoning Hearing Board is whether
Applicant's activities constitute manufacturing.
At the May 28, 1997 Zoning Hearing, Appellant testified with
respect to transforming woodchips into mulch that "the process is
a very simple process. The woodChips come in. They come in a raw
form.... Then what we do is just grind them in a large grinder to
create the mulch to make it more or less uniform." (NT 5/28/97 page
16) .
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Appellant fur~her testified that no chemicals were added to
enhance the transformation. Rather, the woodchips are placed into
a grinder by a laborer and the grinder completes the transformation
of woodchips into mulch.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court in Bake~stown Containe~
Co~oration v. Richland Township, 500 A.2d 420 (Pa. 1985) defined
manufacturing as follows:
"The concept underlying the definition {Of manufacturing}
is the transformation of material or things into
something different from that received. The difference
cannot be a superficial change that does not alter or
change the thing. For example, a cosmetic change
performed merely to facilitate the ease of handling,
storing, packing or shipping the product or ma~erial does
not constitute manufac~uring. What is requi=ed is that
the basic materials or goods be given a new identity by
the current producer, one which can be easily ~raced to
such producer... When labor is used in conjunction with
skill to produce a different product than the original,
one with a new identity, manufacturing has occurred".
In applying the aforementioned definition co ~he facts in this
matter the Zoning Hearing Board finds ~hat the end product of mulch
is differenc than that received (ie. woodchips), and that said
change is not superficial (ie. the change is not a cosmetic change
performed merely to facilitate the ease of handling, storing,
packing or shipping.) Further, the end product has a definite new
identity.
Accordingly, the Monroe Township Zoning Hearing Board by
unanimous vote finds that the activity of transforming woodchips
into mulch, with the use of a grinder, constitutes manufacturing as
defined by The Pennsylvania Supreme Court in Bak@rstown ContAin@r
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PRAECIPE FOR LISTING CASE FOR ARGUMENT
(Must be typewritten and submitted In duplicate)
TO THE PROTHONOTARY OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY:
Please list the within matter for the next:
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Plaintiff. LAWNS UNLIMITED, INC.,
vs.
Defendant(s) - THE ZONING HEARING BOARD
OF MONROE TOWNSHIP,
(Appellee)
No. 97-4112 Civil Term
I. State matter to be arSUed (i.e., Plaintiff's motion for new trial, Defendant's demurrer to
complaint, etc.):
. Land Use Appeal
2. Identify counsel who will argue case:
a)
For Appellant:
Address:
Jerry R. Duffie
30 I Market Street, Lemoyne, P A 17043
Michael J. Pykosh
Waaner Buildin,. Suite 205,355 North 2bt Street,
Camp HUI, PA 17011
3. I will notify all panles In writillJ within two days that this case bas been listed for
arlUment.
b)
For Appellee:
Address:
4. Arcument Coon Date: Octobet I, 1997
Call of ArlUment LIst Date:
Dated: AulUSt 19, 1997
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LAWNS UNLIMITED INC., . IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
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Appellant . CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
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ZONING HEARING BOARD OF . 97 - 4112 CIVIL TERM
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MONROE TOWNSHIP, .
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Appellee . ZONING APPEAL
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MONROE TOWNSHIP, .
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Intervenor .
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ANSWER OF MONROE TOWNSHIP TO THE NOTICE OF
LAND USE APPEAL OF LAWNS UNLIMITED. INC.
Monroe Township (Intervenor), by and through James D. Boqar,
Esquire, Solicitor for Monroe Township, hereby responds to the
Notice of Appeal of Lawns Unlimited, Inc. (Appellant) and
respectfully states as follows:
1. Adaitted.
2. Admitted.
3. Adaitted.
4. Adaitted.
5. Adaitted.
6. Denied. To the
contrary, the Monroe Township zoning
Hearing Board's decision to deny the appellant's proposed manufa-
cturing use was supported by substantial evidence and did not
constitute an abuse of discretion or error of law. Further, the
the decision constituted a correct interpretation of the Monroe
Township lonlng Ordinanee and existing case law.
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ZONING BBARING BOARD OP
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COMBBRLAND COUNTY, PBNNSYLVANIA
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WRITl'RN DECISION
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B-1 Bntry of Appearance of Jerry Duffie, Bsquire
B-2 Notice of Appeal
B-3 Application for Interpretation
B-4 Certificate of Service of Public Notice and Written
Notice
B-5 Attendance Sheet
A-1 Bag of woodchips
A-2 Bag of mulch
A-3 Photograph of grinder
A-4 Letter of Pebruary 20, 1997
T-1 through T-15 Photographs
Pindin~ of Pact
1. Lawns Unlimited, Inc., is the owner of certain real
estate located at the intersection of Trindle Road (Legislative
Route 305) and Churchtown Road (Legislative Route 507) Monroe
Township. Cumberland County, Pennsylvania hereinafter referred to
as the .property..
2. The property in question is located in the Commercial
District.
3. By letter dated March 20, 1997, the Monroe Township
Zoning Officer indicated to Appellant, Lawns Unlimited, Inc., that
it was the Township's position that "changing woodchips to mulch"
constituted manufacturing and if the Appellant undertook any
further "manufacturing action" that such action would "be
considered a violation of the Monroe Township Zoning Ordinance of
1988.
4. On April 16, 1997, Appellant filed an Application for
relief from the interpretation of the Monroe Township Zoning
Ordinance by the Zoning Officer as set forth in the letter dated
March 20, 1997.
5. Simultaneous with the aforementioned Application,
Appellant also filed a Notice of Appeal requesting that the zoning
Hearing Board make a determination as to whether or not the
activity in question constituted manufacturing.
6. The Township stipulated that the letter dated March 20,
1997 from Mr. Richard Cromer to Mr. William F. Sutphen does not
constitute indication of violation but is an indication that a
violation would be deemed to occur if said action would take place
in the future. (NT May 28, 1997 Page 10).
7. Both parties stipulated that the Zoning Hearing Board has
juriSdiction to hear the matter before it, more specifically,
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whether the Applicant's activities constitute manufacturing (NT May
28, 1997 Page 66-71) .
8. The Monroe Township Zoning Ordinance, specifically
Article IV., Section 404, does not recognize manufacturing as a
permitted use in the Commercial District.
9. Public Notice of the hearing was published in the
Carlisle Sentinel, a newspaper of general circulation in Monroe
Township, Cumberland County, on May 12, 1997 and May 19, 1997.
10. Written Notice of the hearing was forwarded to the
fOlloWing individuals and entities on May 7, 1997: James Bogar,
Bsquire, Township SOlicitor; Jerry R. Duffie, Bsquire, Attorney for
Appellant; The Cumberland County Planning Commission; The Monroe
Township Planning Commission; Richard Cromer, Zoning Officer and
Mr. William F. Sutphin, Jr., President, Lawns Unlimited Inc.
11. Written Notice of the hearing was posted at the Monroe
Township Municipal Building on May 13, 1997 and upon the property
on May 15, 1997.
12. No objection as to the method and timing of Notice and
advertising were raised.
13. On May 28, 1997 at approximately 7:00 p.m., a hearing was
conducted on Applicant's Appeal and Application.
ConcluBionR of Lay
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hear the
The Monroe Township Zoning Hearing has jUriSdiction
above captioned appeal pursuant to 53 P. S. Section
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10909.1(a) (3). The jurisdictional aspect of this matter was also
stipulated to by the parties hereto.
2. Proper notice of the hearing was given to the public and
all interested parties.
3. The letter dated March 20, 1997 from Mr. Richard Cromer
to Mr. William F. Sutphen did not constitute a notice of violation.
4. Manufacturing for the purpose of determining this the
above captioned matter is defined as follow:
"The concept underlying the definition {of manufacturing}
is the transformation of material or things into
something different from that received. The difference
cannot be a superficial change that does not alter or
change the thing. For example, a cosmetic change
performed merely to facilitate the ease of handling,
storing, packing or shipping the product or material does
not constitute manufacturing. What is required is that
the basic materials or goods be given a new identity by
the current producer, one which can be easily traced to
such producer... When labor is used in conjunction with
skill to produce a different product than the original,
one with a new identity, manufacturing has occurred".
Bakerstown Container Corporation v. Richland Township,
500 A.2d 420, 422 Pa. 1985.
5. The activity engaged in by the Applicant, more
specifically the transformation of woodchips into mulch with the
use of a mechanical device constitutes manUfacturing as defined by
the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in Bakerstown Container Corporation
v. Richland Townshig, 500 A.2d, 420 (1985).
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Reasoning
The Monroe Township Zoning Officer by his letter dated March
20, 1997, indicated to Appellant, Lawns Unlimited, Inc., that it
was the position of the Township that "changing woodchips to mulch"
constituted manufacturing and if the Appellant undertook any
further "manufacturing action" that such action would be considered
a violation of the Monroe Township Zoning Ordinance of 1988.
On April 16, 1997 Appellant filed an Application for Relief
from the Interpretation of the Monroe Township Zoning Officer as
set forth in his letter dated March 20, 1997.
Simultaneously with the aforementioned Application, Appellant
also filed a Notice of Appeal requesting that the Zoning Hearing
Board make a determination as to whether or not the activity in
question constituted manufacturing.
As a result of a stipulation by the parties hereto the only
question to be determined by the Zoning Hearing Board is whether
Applicant's activities constitute manufacturing.
At the May 28, 1997 Zoning Hearing, Appellant testified with
respect to transforming woodchips into mulch that "the process is
a very simple process. The woodchips come in. They come in a raw
form.... Then what we do is just grind them in a large grinder to
create the mulch to make it more or less uniform.. (NT 5/28/97 page
16).
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Appellant further testified that no chemicals were added to
enhance the transformation. Rather, the woodchips are placed into
a grinder by a laborer and the grinder completes the transformation
of woodchips into mulch.
The Pennsylvania Suprem~ Court in Bakerstown Container
Co~oration v. Richland Township, 500 A.2d 420 (Pa. 1985) defined
manufacturing as follows:
"The concept underlying the definition (of manufacturing}
is the transformation of material or things into
something different from that received. The difference
cannot be a superficial change that does not alter or
change the thing. For example, a cosmetic change
performed merely to facilitate the ease of handling,
storing, packing or shipping the product or material does
not constitute manufacturing. What is required is that
the basic materials or goods be given a new identity by
the current producer, one which can be easily traced to
such producer... When labor is used in conjunction with
skill to produce a different product than the original,
one with a new identity, manufacturing has occurred".
In applying the aforementioned definition to the facts in this
matter t,he Zoning Hearing Board finds that the end product of mulch
is different than that received (ie. woodchips), and that said
change is not superficial (ie. the change is not a cosmetic change
performed merely to facilitate the ease of handling, storing,
packing or Shipping.) Further, the end product has a definite new
identity.
Accordingly, the Monroe Township Zoning Hearing Board by
unanimous vote finds that the activity of transforming woodchips
into mulch, with the use of a grinder, constitutes manufacturing as
defined by Tbe Pennsylvania Supreme Court in Bakerstown Container
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LAWNS UNUMITED, INC.,
APPELlANT
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
CUMBERLAND COUNlY, PENNSYLVANIA
V.
ZONING HEARING BOARD
OF MONROE TOWNSHIP,
APPELLEE
V.
MONROE TOWNSHIP.
INTERVENOR
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IN RE: APPEAL FROM DECISION OF THE ,",ONRQE TOWNSHJe
ZONING HEARING BOARD
aEFORE I;IAYLEY. J. ANP HESS. J.
OPINION AND ORDER OF COURT
BAYLEY, J.t October 9. 1997:-
Since 1975. appellant, Lawns Unlimited, Inc., has operated a lawn and tree
trimming business on a tract of land at 993 West Tondle Road, Monroe Township,
Cumberland County. The business includes the retail sates of lawn and related
products including top soil. wood chips and wood mulch, Appellant uses a portable
chipper at job sites to shred trees and limbs into wood chips. Those chips are
deposited on appellant's property along with wood chips appellant accepts from
other tree trimming companies. Each year for ten to twelve days in January and
February, appellant transforms some of its wood chips into wood mulch. Appellant
has been doing this for &o.Mst as long as it has been in business. Transforming
wood chips into wood mulch is accomplished by using a large grinding machine that
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is transported to appellant's property on a flatbed tractor trailer. The wood chips are
put into the grinder with a front-end loader. The grinder then reduces the wood chips
into smaller, finer more uniform wood mulch. No additives, chemicals, water or any
other substances are added.
Appellant's property is located in a Commercial District under the Monroe
Township Zoning Ordinance, On Febl'lJ8lY 20, 1997, the Monroe Township Zoning
Officer directed appellant to cease and desist 'manufacturing' wood mulch.
Manufacturing is not a permitted use in a Commercial District. Appellant filed an
application for relief to the Monroe Township Zoning Hearing Board. On July 3, 1997,
following a hearing, the Board:
Determined that the activity engaged in by Applicant, more specifically
the transformation of wood chips into mulch with the use of a
mechanical device constitutes manufacturing which is prohibited in the
Commercial Zone as set forth in Article IV, Section 404 of the Monroe
Township Zoning Ordinance.'
Appellant filed this appeal in which Monroe Township intervened, The issues
were briefed and argued on October 1. 1997, The standard of review is whether the
Zoning Hearing Board committed a manifest abuse of discretion or error of law.
South Whitford Aaaoclat... Inc. v. Zoning H.arlng Board of W..t White land
Township. 157 Pa, Commw, 387 (1993).
The Monroe Township Zoning Hearing Board cited Bakeratown Container
1. The Board did not suggest that appellant's business Is not permitted on its
property In the Commercial District, but only that the 'manufacturing' of WOOd mulch
from WOOd chips is prohibited on the premises.
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Corporation v. Rlchland Township, 508 Pa, 628 (1985) for the definition of
'manufacturing' which it concluded appellant is conducting on its premises. In
Bakerstown, the applicant sought to operate a metal drum reconditioning plant. The
'metal drums would be brought to the proposed plant and stripped of their residual
wastes, following which the drums would be cleaned, shot blasted, repainted. and, in
general, reconditioned and repaired,' Id.630-631. The residual wastes from the
incoming drums, which would qualify as toxic or hazardous, would be rinsed from the
interior of the drums, tumed into paste or sludge, and ultimately disposed of. Id.631.
The applicant's property was in a zoning district that allowed '[Bjox, cooperage or
packaging materials manufacturing,' The court in Allegheny County reversed the
decision of the Richland Township Zoning Hearing Board that had denied the
applicant a permit to operate the proposed plant. The Commonwealth Court reversed
the decision of the trial court, and the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania affirmed the
decision of the Commonwealth Court, After noting that permissive terms in a zoning
ordinance should be considered expanSiVely so as to afford the landowner the
broadest possible use and enjoyment of his land, the Supreme Court stated:
Recently this Court defined the term 'manufacturing' in the companion
cases of Blndex Corp. v. City of Pltt'burgh, 504 Pa, 584, 475 A,2d
1320 (1984), and Tuckar v. City of Pittsburgh. 504 Pa. 580, 475 A.2d
1318 (1984). In Blndax, we said.
The concept underlying the definition [of manufacturing] is the
transformation of material or things into something different from
that received, The difference cannot be a superficial change that
does not alter or change the thing, For example, a cosmetic
change performed merely to facilitate the ease of handling,
storing, packing or shipping the produce or material does not
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constitute manufacturing, What is required is that the basic
materials or goods be given a new identity by the current
producer, one which can be easily traced to such producer. . . .
When labor is used in conjunction with skill to produce a different
product than the original, one with a new identity, manufactL.ring
has occurred,
Blndex, .upr. 504 Pa. at 587.588,475 A,2d at 1322 (footnote omitted),
Or, to put it another way, '[t]he process must alter or change the thing
itself into something different, new and useful: Tucker, 504 Pa at 583.
475 A,2d at 1320.
The Supreme Court concluded:
We are unpersuaded that the plant proposed by Bakerstown
would transform a barrel into anything but a barrel, Flushing it of toxic
residue, undenting it, shot blasting it, resealing it, and repainting it will
not make it something other than a barrel, Absent that character of
'manufacturing: we agree with the Board and sustain their rejection of
appellant's petition,
Two dissenting Justices in Bakeratown concluded that the applicant's
proposed plant constituted cooperage manufacturing which was a permitted use in
the zoning district, Unlike the zoning ordinance in B.keratown, no manufacturing of
any type is permitted in a Commercial District under Section 404 of the Monroe
Township Zoning Ordinance.2 The majority of the Justices in B.keratown relied on
the definition of 'manufacturing," in the Blnc:lex Corp. and Tucker cases which were
2. Section 405A(9) of the Zoning Ordinance allows as permitted uses '[T]he
manufacture. compounding, ....mbllng. or tre.tment of .rtlcle. or merchandl..
from the following previously prepared material.: bone; cellophane; canvas, tIoth;
cork; feathers; felt; film; fur; glass; hair; leather; paper; plastic; precious or semi-
precious metals, or stones; shell; textiles; tobacco; WOOd; yarns; and paint not
employing a boiling process,' (Emphasis added,)
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tax cases.' Therefore, regardless that no manufacturing of any type is allowed in a
Commercial District in Monroe Township, we will, as the Supreme Court did in
Baker.town, examine tax cases in analyzing whether the Monroe Township Zoning
Hearing Board made an error of law in holding that appellant's transforming wood
chips to wood mulch constitutes manufacturing,
In Commonwealth v. Berlo Vending Company, 415 Pa. 101 (1964), an appeal
from the disallowance of a claimed manufacturing and processing exemption
involving the computation of corporate franchise tax. the issue was whether
commercially converting popping com into popcom was a manufacturing activity.
The facts as set forth by the Supreme Court were:
The ingredients for popcom are coconut oil, salt and popping com. The
oil is preheated to 80 degrees fahrenheit, and eight ounces is poured
into a popcom kettle, Berlo's plants have banks of popping kettles,
each of which is about 16 inches in diameter and 16 inches high.
Between 28 and 30 ounces of com and 2 ounces of salt are placed in a
kettle with oil. When the com-oil-saIt mixture reaches about 450
degrees, the moisture in the com tums to steam and 'explodes' the
com, thus increasing the volume of each kemel from 30 to 36 times Its
original size. The process requires constant agitation of the mixture to
prevent scorching, As a kettle slowly fills to overflow, its hinged top
opens and the popcom is expelled. The popped com falls on the
conveyor belt and is separated into waste and merchantable com by
passing through a perforated drum,
3. The two dissenting Justices in Bakeratown disagreed with using the
definition of "manufacturing' in tax cases because 'definitions of such terms must be
considered In light of the context that glvea rl.. to the need for rendering a
definition. See Tucker v. City of Plttaburgh. 504 Pa, 580, 583,475 A,2d 1318, 1320
(1984). Considerations governing the definition of 'manufacturing,' where that term
appears in tax statutes or in regulatolY legislation, are not the same as those which
are applicable to the interpretation of zoning ordinances,'
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The finished product is put into five pound polyethylene bags. , .
. Containers are then transferred , . , to . . . concession trucks owned
by the company.
Noting that '[W]hether or not an article is a manufactured product depends
upon whether or not it has gone through a substantial transformation in form,
qualitites [sic] and adaptability in use from the original material, so that a new article
or creation has emerged,' the Supreme Court stated:
The court below correctly observed: 'Here, although there is a
change in form, the kemel of com is expanded to many times its original
size and with the additicn of some oil and salt, such change is merely
superficial, . . .
'. , . [T]he production of popcom, even though on an expanded
scale, should not achieve the status of manufacturing as that term is
popularly considered, The popping of com does not require any
specific skill or elaborate machinery. It can be done in the home by a
child in a smaller scope in the same manner as appellant accomplishes
in its plant, There is no application of labor, skill, art or science to
provide a well signalized change as those terms are known, There can
be little doubt that the courts have required a certain degree of skill, art
or science be employed, [Citing cases,]
'Nor has cooking, in any sense of the word, been considered
manufacturing in the ordinary and popular sense of the word.
In Commonwealth v. Sunbeam Water Co.. 284 Pa, 180 (1925), it was held
that a corporation that subjected ordinary water to heat, converted the water to steam.
and condensed the steam to obtain distilled water did not 'manufacture' the distilled
water. The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania stated '[T]he distilled water produced by
the [corporation] is subjected to certain additional refinements in cleansing it of
impurities, but in its main essentials the process is the boiling of it to the point where
it becomes steam and cooling it back to water,' In Golden Triangle BroadcalUng.
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Ine, v. City of Pittsburgh, 483 Pa, "i25 (1979), the Supreme Court concluded that
radio and television broadcasters were not engaged in "manufacturing' where the
advertiser produced most of the commercials that were aired with only superficial
changes in the original material by the broadcasters. The Court in Golden TrIangle
cited Serlo Vending and Sunbeam Water Co. in reaching that decision.
In the case sub iudice, the Monroe Township Zoning Hearing Board held that
appellant manufactures wood mulch because:
[t]he and product of mulch is different than that received (ie,
woodchips), and that said change is not superficial (ie, the change is not
a cosmetic change perfonned merely to facilitate the ease of handling,
storing, packing or shipping,) Further, the and product has a definite
new identity.
Both wood chips and wood mulch are used for ground cover, although the
finer wood mulch has more adaptations, The process of grinding wood chips into
wood mulch is no more complicated and requires no more skill than the commercial
production of popcom, Unlike popcorn, however, it does not require the addition of
any ingredients. Wood chips are to wood mulch like water is to distilled water. The
transfonnation of the original material cannot be traced to the producer. Far less
effort goes into the grinding of wood chips into wood mulch than into the recycling of
the barrels which was held not to constitute manufacturing in Bak....town ContaIner
Corporation. On the whole, we are satisfied that the Monroe Township Zoning
Hearing Board made an error of law in concluding that appellant is "manufacturing"
wood mulch beCause the transformation of small pieces of wood by grinding it Into
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