The Upper Hanover Township Zoning Hearing Board consists of three individuals and an alternate appointed by the Board of Supervisors for three- year terms
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The Board holds hearings on variances from the Township Zoning Ordinance, appeals of decisions of the Zoning Officer, requests for special exceptions and legal challenges to the validity of the Township zoning ordinance. The Board has a quasi legal status under the Pennsylvanias Municipalities Planning Code. The hearings are similar to court hearings in that sworn testimony and cross-examinations are conducted.

The Zoning Hearing Board meets at the Municipal Building, on the third Wednesday of each month at 7:00.