Braccia v. Township of Upper Moreland Zoning Hearing Board

Opinion by

Judge Wilkinson,

Appellants are the owners of a small shopping center which contains a restaurant with 48 seats and a “Sarita” dry cleaning pick-up establishment having a floor area of slightly over 800 square feet. Both businesses began operating in December, 1970. At that time there were 32 parking spaces for the shopping center. In March, 1971, appellants requested a variance to add a 400 square foot store to the shopping center to be operated as a barber shop by appellant Sebastian Braccia. On April 22, 1971, this variance was granted by appellees. However, when appellants…