Lower Moreland Township v. Shell Oil Co.

Opinion by

Judge Crumlish, Jr.,

The Zoning Hearing Board of Lower Moreland Township, Montgomery County, rejected appellant’s application which would change an existing nonconforming use as allowed by special exception under the Township Zoning Ordinance. On appeal, the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County reversed the Board’s decision. We affirm the lower court.

“Where, as in this case, the court below took no additional testimony, our review is limited to one narrow issue. Did the Board commit a manifest abuse of discretion or an error of law? Village 2 at New Hope, Inc. Appeals, 429 Pa.…