Ignelzi v. Zoning Board of Adjustment

Opinion by

Judge MaoPhail,

The City of Pittsburgh (Appellant) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County which sustained the appeal of Elaine Ignelzi (Appellee) from a decision of the Zoning Board of Adjustment (Board) and ordered the grant of a variance for which Appellee had applied.

On or about November 8,1938 Appellee’s husband,1 Louis Ignelzi, purchased a property on which a 21A story structure was located. The property was located in a B-residence zone under an ordinance which was in effect from 1923 until 1958. Since 1958 the property has been located in an R-2…