Appeal of Horsham Township

Opinion by Judge Craig,

Horsham Township appeals an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County, which affirmed the order of the Zoning Hearing Board of Horsham Township, granting applicant Patch Up, Inc., a variance to expand its existing structure.

The applicant owns and operates, along with Nam-corp, Inc., its lessee, a tavern, which it terms a “stopless go-go bar,” featuring live entertainment. The structure, which predates the townships current zoning ordinance, is located in an area of Horsham Township now zoned 1-2, and does not conform to the ordinances use or dimensional…