Harrington v. Zoning Hearing Board

Opinion by

Judge Doyle,

This is an appeal by Robert M. Harrington and Susan Harrington (Appellants) from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Chester County affirming the decision of the Zoning Hearing Board of East Vincent Township (Board) which, inter alia, denied Appellants’ application for a special exception or variance on the basis of the doctrine of res judicata.

Appellants own two acres of land that are the subject of this appeal. The property is zoned R-l, Rural Conservation District, under the East Vincent Township Zoning Ordinance of 1984 (Ordinance). The property is improved with…