Jones v. Township of North Huntingdon Zoning Hearing Board

Opinion by

Judge Rogers,

The appellants, James M. and Josephine B. Jones, landowners, have appealed from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Westmoreland County upholding the decision of the Zoning Hearing Board of North Huntingdon Township that they had not established their entitlement to devote their property to a use not conforming to zoning regulations.

The history of this case is somewhat complex. In June, 1978, the appellants were served with two citations for parking commercial vehicles on their property which is located in a residential zoning district. A district justice found the…