Agnew v. Bushkill Township Zoning Hearing Board

OPINION BY

Judge LEAVITT.

William H. Agnew (Appellant) appeals from an Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Northampton County (trial court) granting Appellant’s neighbor, Eric Mar-tyn (Landowner), a special exception to conduct a roofing business as a “home occupation” on a residential property in a Rural Agricultural District. In doing so, the trial court affirmed the Bushkill Township Zoning Hearing Board (Board). We reverse the trial court.

On February 8, 2002, Landowner, the owner of Nazareth Roofing, applied for a permit to operate his roofing business as a home occupation. 1 Landowner’s…