Clifton Heights Appeal

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Jones,

On July 16, 1968, George T. Patti purchased property in the Borough of Clifton Heights, Delaware County, for $28,500. The lot is 150 feet by 150 feet and, at the time of purchase, it contained a house which had been converted into eight apartments. The area was zoned residential by the Clifton Heights zoning ordi nance of 1948, but the house had been permitted to remain as an existing, nonconforming use.

Almost immediately after his deed had been recorded, Patti applied to the Borough’s building inspector for a permit to tear down the existing house and replace it…