Gish v. Exley

Opinion by

Baldrige, J.,

This case involves the construction of the Act of May 6, 1929, P. L. 1551, 53 PS §§3829, 3833, authorizing zoning in the cities of the first class, and the Philadelphia Zoning Ordinance passed August 10, 1933, in pursuance to that act.

Alexander Burchuk applied to the Bureau of Engineering, Surveys, and Zoning for a temporary non-conforming use permit to conduct a real estate office in the basement room of his home at 5901 Castor Avenue, Philadelphia. His application was refused on the ground that a real estate office was not permitted to be conducted in that district.…