Clanton v. London Grove Township Zoning Hearing Board

FLAHERTY, Judge.

London Grove Township (Township) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Chester County (trial court), which reversed the decision of the London Grove Township Zoning Hearing Board (Board) and determined that the use of property owned by Gary L. Clanton and Lois J. Clanton (collectively Clanton) constituted a continuation of a nonconforming use rather than a new use. We affirm.

The facts in this case, as found by the Board, are not in dispute. Clanton is the owner of fourteen acres of land in the Township. At the time of the purchase, the land was zoned…