Enokay, Inc. Appeal

Opinion by

Me. Justice Cohen,

Appellant, Enokay, Inc., is the owner of a parcel of realty located in Lower Merion Township. Part of the property is zoned R-7 Residence District, and the rest of the parcel (over one-half) is zoned R-3 Residence District. Although the applicable zoning ordinance permits apartment buildings to be erected in R-7 districts, construction in R-3 areas is restricted to single-family dwellings.

Appellant applied to the proper township officers for a permit to erect an apartment building on his parcel. The application was refused, and appellant was notified by the…