Parkside Associates, Inc. v. Zoning Hearing Board

Opinion by

Judge Barry,

Parkside Associates, Inc., appeals an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County which affirmed a decision of the Zoning Hearing Board of Montgomery Township refusing Parkside’s request for either a certificate of nonconformity or a variance.

Parkside is the equitable owner of a parcel of land located in Montgomery Township. In 1941, a large tract of land, known as Lansdale Manor Heights, was subdivided. In December of 1947, Nelson and Marie Moyer bought two adjoining unimproved parcels, numbered lots 11 and 12. Less than one month later, they acquired the…