Lafayette College v. Zoning Hearing Board

McGINLEY, Judge.

Spiros P. Stamus and Athena Stamus (Appellants) appeal from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Northampton County (trial court) which granted a special exception in favor of Lafayette College (Lafayette). We reverse.

Lafayette is the owner of the property known as 426 Clinton Terrace, which is located at the corner of Clinton Terrace and Cattell Street. The lot has 120 feet of frontage on Clinton Terrace and 135 feet of frontage on Cattell Street. On the lot is a single family structure, fronting on Clinton Terrace, which the College desires to convert into “rooming…