Franklin Towne Realty, Inc. v. Zoning Hearing Board

Opinion by

Judge Blatt,

The Borough of Franklin Park (Borough) appeals here from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County which reversed a decision of the Zoning Hearing Board of the Borough of Franklin Park (Board) and granted a setback variance to Franklin Towne Realty (Franklin Towne).

Franklin Towne owns property in the Borough on which it wishes to construct single-family residences. The area in which the property is located is zoned R-2 residential, which zoning permits Franklin Towne’s proposed use but also requires a fifty-foot front yard setback. Franklin Towne applied…