Soltis v. Tasir

Opinion by

Judge Baebiebi,

Appellants, residents in the immediate vicinity of property owned by the appellees, A. E. Tasir and Joyce Wahlah, appeal from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County which affirmed a decision of the Zoning Board of Adjustment (Board) of the City of Pittsburgh (City), granting the appellees’ request for a special exception1 to enlarge and rehabilitate their nonconforming structure. We reverse.

*553The appellees are owners of property located in an area of the city zoned as a “R-2 Two Family Residence District,” permitting one or two family dwellings.2 The…