Wengert v. Zoning Hearing Board of Upper Merion Township

Opinion by

Judge Wilkinson, Jr.,

This zoning appeal involves the question of whether a foster home for troubled adolescents who are referred by the courts, limited to six foster children,1 attended by two foster parents and one or more assistants, can qualify as a permitted use in a R-2 residential district as a single family residential use. The zoning ordinance defines single family detached dwelling, family and dwelling as follows:

Dwelling, Single-Family Detached — A building designed for and occupied exclusively as a residence for only one family and having no party wall in common with an…