County of Venango v. Borough of Sugarcreek

DOYLE, Judge.

This is an appeal from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Venango County which reversed a decision of the Sugarcreek Borough Zoning Hearing Board which had denied the County of Venango (County) a special exception to construct a county jail on property owned by the County within the Borough of Sugarcreek (Borough). We affirm the court of common pleas.

Venango County is a sixth class county governed by The County Code1 and Sugarcreek Borough is a borough governed-by The Borough Code.2 The County owns approximately 335 acres in the Borough which it chose as a site for a new…