Swift v. ZH BD. OF E. HEMPFIELD TWP.

Opinion by

Judge DiSalle,

This is an appeal by Tom Swift (Appellant) from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County which affirmed the denial by the Zoning Hearing Board of East Hempfield Township (Board) of Appellant’s application for a variance or a special exception to improve his property with a dwelling.

Appellant purchased a parcel of land in East Hempfield Township at a tax sale in 1967 for the sum of $170.00. The land contains 33,000 square feet and is located in a district for which the East Hempfield Zoning Ordinance (Ordinance) requires a minimum lot area of 10,000…