Zimmerman v. Zoning Board of Adjustment

SMITH, Judge.

Clinton D. and Freda Zimmerman, and John and Shirley Terry (collectively, Appellants) appeal from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County which affirmed the decision of the Zoning Board of Adjustment of the City of Philadelphia (Board) granting Thackeray Estates Associates (Thackeray) a variance from a street frontage requirement of the Philadelphia Code (Code). The issues raised on appeal are whether the Board improperly applied the rule of de minimis variance to grant a variance where the proposed street in the approved preliminary plat for subdivision…