Ottaviano v. Zoning Board of Adjustment

Opinion by

Judge Kramer,

This is an appeal from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County which affirmed the decision of the Zoning Board of Adjustment (Board) granting a variance to Robert and Catherine Cohen for the addition of a greenhouse to their single-*368family dwelling. The appellant is Alfred F. Ottaviano,1 the Cohens’ next-door neighbor.

The subject property is located in a district zoned “R-10” Residential. Under Section 14-211(2) of the Philadelphia Code, property in the “R-10” district must contain rear yards of a minimum depth of nine feet and must also have a total…