King v. Zoning Hearing Board

CRAIG, President Judge.

Charles C. King (landowner) appeals a decision by Judge Corso of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County that affirmed a decision of the Zoning Hearing Board of Towamencin Township that denied the landowner’s request for a variance to allow erection of a single-family dwelling on his undersized lot.

The sole issue raised on appeal is whether the board erred in concluding that, because the landowner purchased a lot he knew was not of sufficient area to permit the development of a single-family dwelling under the present zoning regulations, and because the landowner…