Zoning Board of Adjustment v. Ogontz Area Neighbors Ass'n

Opinion by

Judge Wilkinson, Jk.,

In November of 1975 Darlene Bar, Inc. (applicant), the owner of a parcel of land and building, applied for and was granted a building permit for interior alterations to a bar-restaurant and apartment. On December 19, 1975 the Ogontz Area Neighbors Association and St. Mark’s Church (jointly referred to as protestants) appealed the issuance of the permit to the Zoning Board of Adjustment (Board).1 Public Hearings were held on the appeal April 1, 1976 and April 8, 1976, and on January 9, 1978 the Board dismissed the appeal. In its opinion the Board found that the…