(a) Appeals from the Code Enforcement Officer. The Board shall hear and decide appeals where it is alleged that the Township Code Enforcement Officer (CEO) or Building Code Officer (BCO) has failed to follow prescribed procedures or has misinterpreted or misapplied any provision of this title or the zoning map, or any valid rule or regulation governing the action of the CEO or BCO.
(b) Applications. Applications for variances or special exceptions shall include as a minimum the following information:
(1) A sketch plan, at scale, showing the layout of the property, the proposed improvements and alterations thereto, and the relationship of the tract to adjacent properties; and
(2) A reference to the section(s) of this title under which the variance or special exception is requested.
(c) Variances. The Board shall hear requests for variances where it is alleged that the provisions of this Code inflict unnecessary hardship on the applicant. In granting a variance the Board may attach such reasonable conditions and safeguards as it may deem necessary to implement the purposes of the Planning Code and Zoning Code.
(d) Special exceptions. The Board shall hear and decide requests for special exceptions authorized by this Code in accordance with the standards and criteria set forth in Chapter 1290 and § 1254.07. The Board may attach such reasonable conditions and safeguards as it may deem necessary to implement the purposes of the Planning Code and Zoning Code.
(e) Challenge to the validity of ordinance or map. The Board shall conduct hearings and make decisions and findings in connection with challenges to the validity of any provision of this Zoning Code as authorized by § 909.1 of the Planning Code, being 53 P.S. §§ 10101 et seq.
(Ord. 896, passed 12-21-2011)