Kassouf v. Zoning Hearing Board

Opinion by

Judge Palladino,

Elias N. Kassouf (Appellant) appeals from a decision of the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas, affirming the denial of a use variance by the Zoning Hearing Board of Scott Township (Board).

Appellant owns a tract of land in Scott Township in an R-l district. The R-l classification permits only single family detached dwellings. Appellant asserted entitlement to a variance to build 117 townhouses on the ground that the topography of the property makes a single family dwelling development prohibitively expensive. In support of his entitlement to a variance, Appellant…