Ellis v. Zoning Hearing Board

OPINION

CRUMLISH, Jr., President Judge.

North Cornwall Township appeals a Lebanon County Common Pleas Court order which reversed the Zoning Board and granted James Ellis a building permit to construct a beer distributorship building. We affirm.

Ellis was granted a wholesale and retail beer distributorship license by the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board. The Zoning Board denied Ellis’ application for a permit to construct the proposed building because the site is located in a manufacturing district where only wholesaling and accessory uses are permitted. On de novo review, the common pleas court…