Constantino v. Forest Hills Borough

DOYLE, Judge.

Abraham A. Constantino (Appellant) appeals.1 from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County adjudging Appellant guilty of violating the Forest Hills Borough (Borough) zoning ordinance, and ordering him to pay a fine of $200.00 plus costs.

Appellant owns a corner lot in the Borough at the intersection of Carmel Court and Filmore Road. His home fronts on Carmel Court. In 1986, the Borough’s zoning officer received complaints from motorists that a row of shrubbery in Appellant’s side yard blocked their vision of oncoming traffic at the Carmel Court-Filmore Road…