Opinion
November 14, 1963.
January 7, 1964.
Municipalities — Zoning — Zoning board of adjustments — Discretion — Appellate review.
In this zoning case in which the court below affirmed the order of the zoning board of adjustment, denying the property owner's application for a variance, it was Held that there was no clear abuse of discretion or error of law by the board of adjustment; and the order was affirmed.
Argued November 14, 1963. Before BELL, C. J., MUSMANNO, JONES, COHEN, O'BRIEN and ROBERTS, JJ.
Appeal, No. 243, Jan. T., 1963, from order of Court of Common Pleas No. 6 of Philadelphia County, June T., 1962, No. 2575, in case of Leon Coleman, individually and trading as Eureka Roofing and Heating Works, v. Zoning Board of Adjustment of City of Philadelphia. Order affirmed.
Appeal from decision of zoning board of adjustment denying use permit.
Order entered dismissing appeal, opinion by GOLD, P. J. Property owner appealed.
Albert J. Makler, for appellant, submitted a brief.
Levy Anderson, First Deputy City Solicitor, with him Carl K. Zucker, Assistant City Solicitor, Matthew W. Bullock, Jr., Deputy City Solicitor, and Edward G. Bauer, Jr., City Solicitor, for appellee.
This is an appeal from an Order of the Court of Common Pleas No. 6 of Philadelphia County which, without taking any additional testimony, affirmed the findings and conclusions of the Zoning Board of Adjustment. The Board had denied the use permit which Coleman sought.
On October 16, 1958, Coleman, the appellant here, obtained a Use Registration Permit from the Department of Licenses and Inspections (Zoning Section) of the City of Philadelphia to use property at 4957-59 Kershaw Street for "Roofing Contractor's Office, Garage Accessory Storage of Solvents." Since that time, appellant has actively conducted this business on his premises.
On April 6, 1962, the Department of Licenses and Inspections served on appellant a notice of violation of the Philadelphia Code of General Ordinances (Zoning). The specific violation averred in the notice was "Storage of roofing contractor's supplies without obtaining a Use Registration Permit as required by the Philadelphia Zoning Ordinance." Appellant then applied to the Zoning Board for the required permit. At the public hearing the Board treated this as an application for a variance and denied appellant the relief sought.
The notice was actually served on Coleman's lessor.
We find no clear abuse of discretion or error of law by the Board of Adjustment. Valley Forge Industries Inc. Appeal, 406 Pa. 387, 177 A.2d 450; Brennen v. Zoning Board of Adjustment, 409 Pa. 376, 187 A.2d 180.
Order affirmed.