Crown Communications v. Zoning Hearing Board

FRIEDMAN, Judge.

John A. Straka (Intervenor) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County (trial court) reversing the decision of the Zoning Hearing Board (ZHB) of the Borough of Glenfield (Borough) and granting Crown Communications’ (Applicant) permit application for a communications tower and equipment shed.

The Borough is the owner of a vacant parcel of ground on Hill Road in one of its residential zoning districts. The property’s northern boundary rests atop a cliff overlooking the Ohio River; the ground then drops precipitously to the property’s southern border.…