Children's Aid Society v. Zoning Board of Adjustment

Opinion by

Judge Blatt,

The City of Philadelphia (city) appeals here from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County which reversed a decision of the Zoning Board of Adjustment (Board). The Board had denied a use certificate to the appellees, the Children’s Aid Society of Pennsylvania (Society).

The Society seeks to use a detached dwelling at 543 East Durham Street, Philadelphia as a residence for a family with six foster children. The property is located in an R-4 residential district where a single-family dwelling is a permitted use, but, because the individuals who will…