Martin v. Zoning Hearing Board

The Lehigh Valley Coalition Against Addiction, Inc. (LVCAA), an organization involved in combating drug addiction in the Lehigh Valley filed an application with the Zoning Hearing Board (ZHB) of Fountain Hill Borough (Borough) for a special exception to use the property located at 541 Seneca Street as a rooming house for women completing Hogar Crea treatment and reeducation program, and for their children twelve years of age and younger.1

The property is located in a Medium High Density Residential District (MHD-R) in which a rooming house is permitted by special exception under section 205(4)…