Brighton Enterprises, Inc. v. City of Philadelphia

Opinion by

Judge Craig,

Brighton Enterprises, Inc. appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County which affirmed the Zoning Board of Adjustment of the City of Philadelphia, denying Brighton’s request for a variance. We reverse and remand.

On March 4, 1981, city council amended the Philadelphia Zoning Code to include amusement arcades as a regulated use. On January 19, 1984, Brighton, a lessee of a lot at 120 South 13th Street located in a C-5 Commercial Zone, applied to the Department of Licenses and Inspections for a permit to use its property for a “shoemaker-jewelry…