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Contact Information
Peter Nelson
Attorney
Grim, Biehn & Thatcher
215-257-6811
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http://www.grimlaw.com
104 South Sixth Street, P.O. Box 215
Perkasie,
Pennsylvania 18944
Background
Services Provided
Legal services concerning: negotiation, drafting, execution, recordation, and enforcement of conservation easements; general land use issues, including zoning, subdivision, land development, stormwater management, and natural resource protection; ordinance and regulation drafting; representation before municipalites, zoning hearing boards, Commonwealth agencies, and Federal agencies; litigation and enforcement; boundary disputes and other real estate litigation; general legal representation.
Bio
I am a shareholder at Grim, Biehn & Thatcher and have been with the firm since 2000. Prior to that, I clerked for the Honorable Susan Devlin Scott of the Bucks County Court of Common Pleas. I have extensive experience in municipal law, as well as, appellate, zoning, litigation, and real estate law. My practice is primarily focused upon municipal work, and I am currently the Solicitor for Lower Macungie Township in Lehigh County. In addition, I have worked for Bedminster, Plumstead, Warwick, New Britain, and Upper Makefield Townships in Bucks County in conjunction with my firm's representation of these municipalities. As a municipal solicitor, I have been involved in negotiating conservation easements with landowners; drafting easements and associated documents; overseeing the sale or transfer of easements; and enforcing easements. I received my B.A from Haverford College and my J.D. from Temple University School of Law.
Areas of Expertise
Conservation Transaction AttorneyLand Use Attorney
Title Work
References
no referencesGuide Listings
Transfer of Development RightsI have prepared TDR Ordinances.
Traditional Neighborhood Development
I have prepared TND Ordinances.
Timber Harvest Ordinance
I have prepared timber harvest ordinances and have successfully enforced this type of ordinance.
Steep Slope Ordinance
I have prepared a variety of natural resource protection ordinances.
Planning & Land Use Ordinance Basics
The majority of my practice deals with implementing and interpreting the Municipalities Planning Code.
Conservation Easement
I have prepared numerous conservation easements.
Conservation Referendum
My firm has guided many of our clients through this process.
Environmental Advisory Council
I have prepared ordinances creating EACs. My firm works with many EACs.
Lighting Ordinance
I have prepared lighting ordinances.
Tree Ordinance
I have prepared a variety of ordinances concerning the protection of trees and forests, reforestation, afforestation, and the shading of parking lots and structures.
Agricultural Security Areas
I have assisted various municipalites in adding properties to agricultural security areas.
