FAITH PRES. CH. v. BENSALEM T.Z.H.B.

No. 2568 C.D. 1986.

114 Pa.Commw. 107 (1988)

538 A.2d 135

Faith Presbyterian Church, an unincorporated association, by James P. O'Brien and Derek D. Williams, Trustees and Donald Smith, Owner, Appellants v. Bensalem Township Zoning Hearing Board, Appellee.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

February 26, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark R. Semisch, with him, Donald A. Semisch, for appellants.

Andrew K. Worek, with him, Richard I. Moore, Moore & Berkowitz, for appellee.

Argued December 15, 1987, before Judges BARRY and COLINS, and Senior Judge BARBIERI, sitting as a panel of three.


OPINION BY JUDGE COLINS, February 26, 1988:

Faith Presbyterian Church (appellant) appeals an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County (trial court) which affirmed a decision of the Bensalem Township Zoning Hearing Board (Board), granting the appellant's request for a variance but denying its application to continue a non-conforming use.

The property in question is located in an area which is presently zoned R-2 in Bensalem Township. The Bensalem...

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