CITY OF WILKES-BARRE ZONING HEARING BOARD

William Breslin, Chairperson
Richard Chukonis, Vice Chairperson
John Yencha, Board Member
Hayden White, Board Member
William Harvey, Board Member
Leon S. Schuster, Director of Zoning
Charles McCormick, ESQ, Solicitor

            The City of Wilkes-Barre Zoning Hearing Board is a five (5) member Board that conducts regularly scheduled public hearings the third Wednesday, of each month at 4:30 p.m. in City Council Chambers, Fourth Floor, City Hall, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 18711.  The Zoning Hearing Board conducts hearings in accordance with the requirements of Article 7 (click here for Article 7) of the City of Wilkes-Barre Zoning Ordinance, as amended, and Section 908 of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, Act 247, as amended.  (Click here for link to PMPC, Act 247, as amended.)  The members of the Zoning Hearing Board are citizens of the City of Wilkes-Barre and are not employees of the City of Wilkes-Barre.  As such, Board members do not receive compensation for the performance of their duties on the Zoning Hearing Board. 

            Pursuant to the above, public notice will be provided for each monthly schedule of hearings.  Agendas will also be posted on line once they are published in the newspaper (legal advertisement) starting 2007.  (Click here for zhb agendas).  Please be advised that an application for appeal must be filed for placement on the agenda of the zoning hearing board. (click here for zhb appeal application) .  Preliminary application for zoning permit is usually required (click here for zoning permit application) before filing a zoning appeal.  Please read all instructions carefully.  Please note that various forms of zoning permit applications are available as applied to different activities and uses.  (see Planning and Zoning web page).   

            APPEAL FILING DEADLINES:  Typically, zoning hearing board appeal applications must be filed approximately thirty (30) days in advance of the hearing date. The actual date will be determined on a monthly basis based upon the number of applications, the calendar, and the ability to comply with the required public notice requirements.  You may contact the Office of Planning and Zoning for further information in this regard.  Every effort will be made to expedite matters to the Board for review, however, restrictions do apply. 

            Decisions made by the Zoning Hearing Board are subject to a thirty (30) day appeal period.  Please seek independent qualified professional advice concerning appeals from decisions of the Zoning Hearing Board.