In re Appeal of Martin

DOYLE,1 Judge.

The Township of Earl (Township) appeals an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County that reversed a decision of the Township Zoning Hearing Board (Board) and granted Rebecca Martin a variance from the minimum size lot requirement of the Township’s Zoning Ordinance.

This case arose from the following circumstances. The subject property consists of a .07 acre parcel which was orphaned in 1907 when it was severed from its parent tract2 by the construction of New Holland Road. In 1980, Earl Township adopted its first zoning ordinance, and the entire area was placed in a…