Katzin v. McShain

Opinion by

Mb. Justice Musmanno,

The plaintiff, whose property in Philadelphia is located in an area zoned “A” Commercial, applied to the Philadelphia Zoning Board of Adjustment for a certificate permitting him to use the property for storing and parking trucks. The Board, after a full hearing, which included consideration of the protests of some sixty neighboring homeowners, rejected the request. Katzin then appealed to Common Pleas Court No. 4 in Philadelphia County which, after conducting another hearing on the same subject matter, also refused the requested permission, stating, inter alia:…