Appeal of Gregor

*421SMITH, Judge.

William T. Gregor and Betty J. Gregor appeal from the March 31, 1992 order of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County which affirmed the decision of the Zoning Hearing Board of the Borough of East Greenville (Board) denying their application for a variance. The issue presented on appeal is whether two lots held by the Gregors in common ownership physically merged into a single conforming lot for the purpose of determining their entitlement to a variance.

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In 1980, the Gregors purchased an unimproved lot identified as Tax Map Block 7, Unit 41 (Lot 41). Lot 41 is located in…