Sunoco Oil Co. v. Zoning Board of Adjustment

Opinion by

Judge Mencer,

Charles Blumenthal (appellant), on behalf of himself and approximately 250 residents, appeals an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County affirming the granting of a variance to Sunoco Oil Company (Sunoco) by the Philadelphia Zoning Board of Adjustment (Board).

On October 2, 1973, Sunoco submitted an application to the Philadelphia Department of Licenses and Inspections (Department) for a zoning and use permit to demolish an existing gas station located on the *574west corner of Castor Avenue and Bhawn Street, Philadelphia. Sunoco sought to replace the…