Jenkintown Towing Service v. Zoning Hearing Board

Opinion by

Judge Craig,

The Township of Upper Moreland, as intervenor, appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County which reversed the Upper Moreland Zoning Hearing Board’s decision denying a zoning variance to applicant Jenkintown Towing Service.

The applicant operates a business of vehicle towing and repair which qualifies as a nonconforming use in a C-l commercial zone. The applicant, to accommodate its expanded business, requested the variance to permit the construction of an addition to its existing two-story building, which would enclose a site presently used for…