Canter v. Township of Abington Zoning Hearing Board

Opinion by

Judge Wilkinson, Jr.,

This is an appeal from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County reversing a decision of the Zoning Hearing Board of Abington Township (Board) which refused the grant of a variance to construct an open parking lot as an accessory to appellee’s business. We affirm.

Appellee has operated a retail business in the township since 1972 in property located at the intersection of Jenkintown Road and Cadwalader Avenue in a building which had previously been used as the McKinley Fire Company firehouse. Appellee purchased the property from the fire company…