Opinion by
This is a bill in equity by the Borough of Cheswick, appellant, to restrain Hermine Bognar, trading as Allegheny Sand and Loam Company, and Edwin J. Bognar from using certain lands for the purpose of removing therefrom sand and loam, in violation of the Borough’s Zoning Ordinance; to restrain the operation of a sand screening machine alleged to constitute a nuisance; and tо restrain Beatrice M. Bechman, appellee owner, from *81 contracting with any person for nse of the said lаnd in violation of the Borough’s Zoning Ordinance. Answers were filed denying all material allegations and averring that the opеration was the continuance of a pre-existing use in effect at the time of the adoption of the Ordinance; that the rotary screen was not a structure within the meaning of the Building Code and that its operation was not a nuisancе; and, requesting that the bill be dismissed. After a hearing, the chancellor entered a decree granting the prayer of thе bill for the reason that the present operation was not the continuance of a preexisting use. This appeal is from the decree of the court en banc sustaining exceptions to the said decree, and dismissing the bill.
Prior to 1938 Beatrice M. Bechman, appellee, had been and is now the owner of a tract of approximately fourteen acres of land in the Borough of Cheswick. In 1938 said Bechman leased said land to one Sidwell for the purpose of a sand and sand loam business. On July 20,1940, appellant Borough enacted a Zoning Ordinance which placed this tract in the residential zone. The Ordinance provided, however, for non-conforming uses. * On October 1, 1942, the sand and loam business was transferrеd to the Bognars. Said agreement required them to pile the unused ground and use it to level the surface of the land, and also to remove loam, sand, and gravel in such a manner as to leave proper support for adjoining property. The extent of the actual use of the tract by Sidwell prior to the adoption of the Zoning Ordinance did not exceed four to six feet in depth although he had the right to remove so much of the sand as he could market. Included within the tract of land is *82 a small parcel formerly owned by one Strayer. Sidwell’s operation was limited by Becbman to three or four acres of ground. The Bognars have greatly extended the operations in depth and area. Sidwell excavated the sand and sand loam and processed it at his plant in Spring-dale Township. The present operatоrs screen the material by means of a mechanical device known as a “rotary screen”, supported by four poles placed upon movable blocks of concrete. Sidwell kept the location well drained, but the Bognars do not. Appellant filed no exceptions to the chancellor’s findings of fact or conclusions of lаw. The chancellor’s decree was based solely upon the ground that there had not been a continuancе of a pre-existing use. The court en bane reversed this conclusion and further determined that the operation of the business did not constitute a nuisance and that the rotary screen was not a structure within the meaning of the Building Code.
There are twо primary factors in an existing use for business purposes, “(a) construction or adaptability of a building or room for the рurpose, and (b) employment of the building or room or land within the purpose”:
Haller Baking Company’s Appeal,
Appellant has sought equitable relief for the reason that the operation of the business constitutes a nuisance, relying upon testimony regarding noise, unnecessary dust, and the existеnce of pools of water, occasioned by the digging of deep pits into the veins of sand and sand loam. The issuаnce of an injunction is a matter resting primarily within the discretion of the court. There is nothing in the record to warrant a сonclusion that the finding that a nuisance does not exist is arbitrary and capricious.
Appellant’s contention that the rotary screen constitutes a structure within the meaning of the Building Code is without merit. The chancellor has found that it is a movable piece of machinery, and appellant took no exception to this finding.
The decree of the court below is affirmed. Costs to be paid by appellant.
Notes
Article 5. Non-conforming Uses. Section 13-(a). The lawful nse of land existing at the time of the adoption of this ordinance, although such nse does not conform to the provisions hereof, may he continued; but, if such non-conforming use is discontinued, any future use of said land shall be in conformity with the provisions of this ordinance.