Cassidy v. Zoning Board of Adjustment

OPINION

CRUMLISH, Jr., President Judge.

The City of Pittsburgh’s Zoning Board of Adjustment (Board) denied Ronald and Marlene Cassidy’s (Cassidys) special exception request. The Allegheny County Common Pleas Court reversed. We reverse the trial court.

The Cassidys—owners of a detached, two-story home in a residentially zoned, single-family neighborhood—sought a special exception to convert their basement into a beauty shop.

The Board considered testimony from neighbors who supported the Cassidys’ request, and from the adjacent owners, who testified that the beauty shop would disrupt the…