(A) Planning Commission public meeting. Upon receipt of a complete application for approval of a conditional use, the Planning Commission shall advertise for a public meeting. All property owners within the zone of interest shall be notified of the public hearing. A notice of the public meeting shall be advertised one time in a newspaper of general public distribution within the township no more than 30 days nor less than seven days before the public meeting. The developer shall have the opportunity to request a continuance of the public meeting to provide answers to any objections raised at the public meeting. Continued meetings shall be adjourned sine die and shall not require additional advertisements. Following conclusion of the last meeting, the Planning Commission shall prepare a written recommendation to the Supervisors. Notwithstanding any other provision, the Planning Commission shall present its report to the Supervisors within 40 days of developer’s application unless the developer has requested an extension of time, in writing.
(B) Consideration of application.
(1) Upon presentation of the report of the Planning Commission, or in the event of a failure of the Planning Commission to present the report within the time prescribed, the Supervisors shall consider the developer’s application for conditional use approval and approve or reject the same subject to any conditions deemed appropriate.
(2) In the case of denial or conditions being imposed which are not accepted by the developer, the Supervisors’ determination shall be accompanied within five days a written statement of reasons.
(C) Approval. Approval shall be in the form of a building permit in substantially the form issued for all permits, subject to any conditions placed thereon through this conditional use approval.
(Ord. 678, passed 10-20-2010)