Fiechter v. Zoning Hearing Board

Opinion by

Judge MacPhail,

Appellants1 have brought this appeal from a decision and order of the Court of Common Pleas of Chester County which affirmed the order of the Zoning Hearing Board (Board) of Pennsbury Township granting the application of Harold H. Lewis, Jr. for a special exception to operate a portion of his gasoline'service station as a mini-market.2 We reverse.

The property in question in this case is located in the Township’s AR Zone. The use of the property as a service station is as a nonconforming use. Lewis has agreed to discontinue painting vehicles, working on wrecked…