Vacca v. Zoning Hearing Board

Opinion by

Judge Craig,

Nicholas and Jennie Vacca appeal an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County which affirmed the Dormont Borough Zoning Hearing Board’s denial of their application for a use variance.

We must determine1 whether the board failed to render a timely decision and to give prompt notification of it to the applicant, and whether the court correctly concluded that the applicants did not carry their burden of proving unnecessary hardship.

*194The property, a lot at 3315 West Liberty Avenue, •contains a two-story building designed as a single-family home. It is located in…