Altpa, Inc. v. North Huntingdon Township Zoning Hearing Board

Opinion by

Judge Craig,

This is a zoning appeal from the Court of Common Pleas of Westmoreland County, in which the court and the Zoning Hearing Board of North Huntingdon Township have both upheld the township zoning officer’s revocation of an occupancy certificate issued to Altpa.

The building leased by Altpa from the Lindhs is located in the R-2 residential zone under the township’s zoning ordinance. Before Altpa leased the building, it was used as a bar, a nonconforming use.

Altpa’s occupancy certificate application stated that Altpa would use the building for “retail sales,” specifically…