Gamestown, Inc. v. Zoning Board of Adjustment

Opinion by

Judge Craig,

The City of Pittsburgh appeals an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County reversing the decision of the city’s Zoning Board of Adjustment which denied the application of Gamestown, Inc. for a variance and special exception to use an existing building as an amusement arcade.

The common pleas court did not take additional evidence. We must decide whether the board committed an error of law or abused its discretion by denying Gamestown’s application. DiNardo v. City of Pittsburgh. 15 Pa. Commonwealth Ct. 279, 325 A.2d 654 (1974).

Under the City’s zoning…