Lakeside Youth Service v. Zoning Hearing Board

Opinion by

Judge Rogers,

This is the appeal of Lakeside Youth Service from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County affirming an order of the Zoning Hearing Board of Upper Moreland Township denying Lakeside’s application for a special exception.

Lakeside is a non-profit corporation which operates homes to which people who have committed criminal offenses may be assigned for supervision and rehabilitation. Lakeside agreed to purchase a dwelling *487house in Upper Moreland Township for the purpose of establishing a home for delinquent young females in court custody. The agreement to…