East Torresdale Civic Ass'n v. Zoning Board of Adjustment

OPINION OF THE COURT

PAPADAKOS, Justice.

This is a zoning case. The underlying facts are as follows. On August 28, 1989, the Philadelphia Zoning Board of Adjustment (“ZBA”) granted Appellant, Dr. Robert Bruce Drysdale, a dentist, a zoning variance with a “proviso.” The variance concerned the use of property located at 9521-23 Frankford Avenue in Philadelphia owned by Dr. Drysdale. It is a two-story detached Cape Cod style structure originally built as a single family residence. The property is located in an R-5 Residential District which, pursuant to § 14-206 of the Philadelphia Zoning Code,…