Lukens v. Ridley Township Zoning Board of Adjustment

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Bell,

This is an appeal in. a mandamus proceeding from an order of the Court of the Common Pleas of Delar ware County. Petitioners (appellees) requested the Board of Adjustment to grant a special exception or ■variance — they erroneously used the terms interchangeably and synonymously — changing, reclassifying or re-designating “Business” * 1.66 acres of their 20 acre tract of real estate, known as Tract No. 1, “now classified ‘A residence’ in part and ‘B residence’ in part”; and approximately .29 acres, known as Tract No. 3, “noAV classified as ‘A residence’ in part and…