Accelerated Enterprises, Inc. v. Hazle Township Zoning Hearing Board

COLINS, Judge.

Accelerated Enterprises appeals the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne County affirming the Hazle Township Zoning Board’s (ZHB) denial of its application for special exception to permit it to operate a commercial, outdoor recreational facility in an area zoned M-l, mining district.

Accelerated Enterprises (AE) operates Paragon Adventure Park on approximately 14,000 acres located mainly in East Union Township, which is adjacent to Hazle Township. Paragon Adventure Park provides off-road trails where clients drive four-wheel-drive sport utility vehicles escorted by one…