Land Use & Zoning
Pennsylvania municipalities are required under the MPC to create which type of body to hear zoning appeals?
AAn environmental review board
BA zoning hearing board✓ Correct
CA real estate licensing committee
DA planning advisory committee
Explanation
The Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code requires municipalities to establish a Zoning Hearing Board (ZHB) as a quasi-judicial body. The ZHB hears and decides applications for variances, special exceptions, and appeals from zoning officer decisions.
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