Hazleton Area School District v. Zoning Hearing Board

OPINION

CASTILLE, Justice.

This Court granted allocatur to consider: (1) whether the authority granted to a school district under the Public School Code to allow its facilities to be used for non-school-related activities preempts the powers to provide for the health, safety and general welfare of the community granted to a local zoning hearing board under the Municipalities Planning Code; and (2) whether the zoning board’s use restrictions are merely recommendations, not binding upon the school district.

Appellant Hazelton Area School District (“School District”) is a second class school…