Land Use & Zoning
The Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code (MPC) gives property owners the right to appeal zoning decisions to the:
APREC hearing panel
BZoning Hearing Board✓ Correct
CCounty Court of Common Pleas only
DPennsylvania Supreme Court directly
Explanation
The MPC establishes Zoning Hearing Boards as the quasi-judicial body that hears appeals of zoning decisions, requests for variances, special exceptions, and challenges to ordinance interpretation. ZHB decisions can be further appealed to the Court of Common Pleas.
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