Township of Haverford v. Zoning Hearing Board

Opinion by

Judge Craig,

Appellants, as objectors, bring this case from the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County, which affirmed the action of the Zoning Hearing Board of *211Haverford Township (board) granting variances to Delchester Development Company.

The subject property is a tract of about 1.5 acres located on Township Line Road in Haverford Township ; the R-4 zoning classification permits only single-family dwellings. A sewer easement crosses the western part of the tract, which portion slopes rather steeply to a stream which traverses the property. Because of the limited capacity of the…