Riddle Paddock, Inc. v. Zoning Hearing Board

Opinion by

Judge Biatt,

This is an appeal from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County which reversed a decision of the Middletown Zoning Hearing Board (Board). The Board had denied the application of Biddle Paddock, Inc. (Biddle) for a special exception so that its nonconforming use of property in the Township could be expanded.

Biddle is a Pennsylvania corporation engaged in the operation of a restaurant and bar located on the Baltimore Pike in Middletown Township. It caters primarily to an after-dinner clientele, deriving most of its business from customers arriving after…