Marwood Rest Home, Inc. v. Zoning Board of Adjustment

Opinion by

Judge Blatt,

In this action Marwood Rest Home, Inc. (Marwood) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County affirming the decision of the Zoning Board of Adjustment (Board) which denied permits to construct an addition to Marwood’s currently existing rest home facility located in the East Oak Lane section of Philadelphia.

Marwood’s current facility is a 30-bed rest home in an R-4 Residential Zone. In order to meet safety criteria and to remain economically viable, Marwood proposed to construct a three-story, 138 bed structure interconnecting to the existing…