Grubb Appeal

Opinion by

Mb. Justice Benjamin R. Jones,

This is an appeal from the action of the court below in affirming the issuance of a variance by the zoning •board of adjustment of the Borough of Kennett Square, Chester County, which authorized the structural extension of a multiple dwelling which is nonconforming in both use and dimensional requirements.

The property in question, located in an R-2 Residence district, has been used since its purchase in 1926 as a multiple dwelling containing three apartments and rooms for twenty-seven lodgers. The building is constructed in the form of an “L” and the…