Greaton Properties, Inc. v. Lower Merion Township

OPINION BY

Judge SIMPSON.

Mark Friedman and other neighboring residents (Individual Neighbors), Lower Merion Township (Township) and the Mer-ion Civic Association (collectively Objectors) appeal orders affirming the decision of the Lower Merion Township Zoning Hearing Board (Board) granting a special exception to permit conversion of an existing apartment building into a dormitory for university students.

Greaton Properties, Inc. (Applicant), a wholly owned subsidiary of St. Joseph’s University (University), owns 5.6 acres in Lower Merion Township (Property). The Property is zoned R 7…