Parisi v. Philadelphia Zoning Board of Adjustment

Opinion by

Mr. Chief Justice Jones,

The plaintiff is the owner of a lot in Philadelphia located in a district zoned “A” Commercial. He applied to the zoning administrator under the provisions of Chapter 14-303, Section (2), of the Philadelphia Zoning Code for a use permit which would allow him to construct a car washing establishment on his property. The administrator refused the application. The plaintiff thereupon appealed the matter to the Board of Adjustment. The Board denied the application assigning as the reason that the Zoning Code does not permit the use of a proposed structure in an…