Appeal of Mt. Laurel Racing Ass'n v. Zoning Hearing Board

Opinion by

Judge Blatt,

Mound Laurel Racing Association and its agent, Seaeh Development Company (appellants) appeal here an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County which affirmed a decision of the Zoning Hearing Board (Board) of the Municipality of Monroeville (Municipality). That decision denied the appellants’ request for approval of a conditional use application for development of a harness racing facility.1

Our scope of review, in zoning appeals, where, as here, the common pleas oourt does not take additional evidence, is to determine whether or nod the Board abused its…