Legal Opinion

Hazleton Area Sch. Dist. v. Zoning Hearing Bd. of Hazle Township

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 9, 1998PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FRIEDMAN, Judge.

The Hazleton Area School District (HASD) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne County (trial court) which affirmed the decision of the Hazle Township (Township) Zoning Hearing Board (ZHB) denying HASD’s application to expand a previously approved special exception and thereby permit HASD to use an athletic field located at the Hazleton Area Senior High School for non-school-related ballgames. We affirm.

HASD is a second class school district with its principal office located in the Township. On February 2, 1990, the ZHB approved HASD’s application for a…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. School District v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
  2. De Cray v. Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  3. Pemberton AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
  4. County of Venango v. Borough of SugarcreekSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
  5. School District v. City of PittsburghCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1976

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Hazleton Area School District v. Zoning Hearing BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
  2. Jim Thorpe Area School District v. Kidder Township Zoning Hearing Board, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Carbon County1999

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