Lawrence v. Zoning Hearing Board

Opinion by

Judge Crumlish, Jr.,

This is an appeal by protesting neighbors from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County affirming a decision of the Zoning Hearing Board of Lower Gwynedd Township which sustained the continued operation of a dog kennel as a non-conforming use in a residential zone of Lower Gwynedd Township. As no additional evidence was taken by the court below, our review is limited to a determination of whether the zoning board committed a manifest abuse of discretion or an error of law. Lower Moreland Township v. Shell Oil Co., 3 Pa. Commonwealth Ct. 259, 281…