1. Public Utilities.
A. This Chapter shall not apply to any existing or proposed building, or extension thereof, used or to be used by a public utility corporation, it, upon petition of the corporation, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission shall, after a public hearing, decide that the present or proposed situation of the building in question is reasonably necessary for the convenience or welfare of the public.
B. It shall be the responsibility of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission to ensure that both the corporation and the municipality in which the building or proposed building is located have notice of the hearing and are granted an opportunity to appear, present witnesses, cross-examine witnesses presented by other parties and otherwise exercise the rights of a party to the proceeding.
2. Borough of Dallas. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the requirements of this Chapter shall not apply to municipal owned uses, land, facilities or structures owned by the Borough, nor to land, uses or structures owned by those municipal authorities or agent authorized or created by it to provide governmental or public health and safety services. Further, the requirements of this Chapter do not apply to private uses permitted by the Borough, or its authorized municipal authorities or agents, to be conducted on, upon, or in Borough/authority land or structures. In any instance in which applicable zoning provisions would be violated but for the exemption provided herein, the Borough Council shall provide at least 21 days’ prior written notice to the owners of property within 200 feet of the exempt tract.
(Ord. 2009-3, 12/16/2009, § 407)