Borough of Ingram v. Sinicrope

Opinion by

Judge Wilkinson,

Appellees were denied a permit to operate a beauty and gift boutique in a single family dwelling located at 207 Maxwell Street, Borough of Ingram. Appellees then requested a variance from the zoning ordinance which designated the property in question as an “A Residential District,” and when the variance was denied by the Zoning Hearing Board, appealed to the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County. The court, after hearing additional testimony, reversed the Zoning Hearing Board and granted the variance.

Where the lower court has considered additional evidence in…