1. The applicant shall submit the following items, including required filing fees, which shall be required in order to constitute a complete application.
2. Where new structures, parking, or landscaping are required or proposed, the applicant shall submit a mylar and sufficient copies of a plan on 24 inch by 36 inch sized paper at a scale necessary to show all required details. Said plan shall be drawn by a registered surveyor and shall include all details necessary to demonstrate and evaluate compliance with this Chapter and the standards and criteria specified in this Article.
3. Where new structures are proposed, building elevations showing building facade treatments.
1. Information concerning the average number of daily vehicle trips estimated to be generated by such use, with peak-hour vehicle trip ends identified.
2. Information concerning the estimated amount of tax revenue to be generated by such a use, broken down by revenue to paid to the Borough, the County, and the local school district.
3. Information concerning the estimated cost of public services to be provided to such use, broken down by cost to be borne by the Borough, the County, and the local school district, including police, transportation, and other public services.
4. Applicants shall submit a narrative detailing the proposed use including gross floor area, number of employees, operating hours, and a general synopsis of business or use activities.
5. Required fee per the governing body’s adopted fee schedule.
6. The applicant shall indicate whether or not the applicant is willing to accept the decision of a hearing officer if the governing body, by majority vote, accepts the decision and findings of a hearing officer in lieu of its own decision and findings, as authorized in § 913.2 of the MPC as amended.
5. Conditional uses applications for planned residential and traditional neighborhood developments may be submitted simultaneously with the tentative approval application, wherein the conditional use shall be reviewed based on materials submitted with the tentative application proposal. Where no proposal is submitted, the applicant shall submit drawings sufficient to demonstrate compliance with the standards outlined in the respective Sections of this Article. Such drawings and materials include, but are not limited to, approximate number and type of units and uses proposed, existing topography on five-foot intervals, the street network and cartway locations within 500 feet of the site.
6. A complete application shall be submitted to the Zoning Officer at least 21 days prior to the next regularly scheduled monthly Planning Commission meeting.
7. Filing fees and required copies of applications shall be determined by the Borough by resolution or ordinance.
8. All conditional uses relating to developments of regional significance and impact shall be forwarded to the Planning Commission for recommendation at least 30 days prior to the public hearing before the governing body. The Planning Commission may hold a public hearing on the matter. The Zoning Officer shall also submit the application to the local planning commission for their consideration. The local planning commission may discuss the matter at a public meeting and may provide a recommendation to the governing body.
9. The governing body shall hold a public hearing, per public notice, within 60 days of the filing of a complete application. Where a hearing officer has been designated, the officer shall preside over the hearing.
10. A decision and accompanying findings of fact shall be issued within 45 days after the conclusion of the aforesaid hearing. The governing body or hearing officer may attach conditions to any approval that either finds are necessary to permit the conditional use in a manner consistent with this Chapter and this Article in particular. A condition of approval shall include the receipt of the applicant’s signature, indicating acceptance of the findings of fact and conditions, if any, within 30 days of approval, wherein the failure of the applicant to submit the aforesaid acceptance shall be deemed a denial of the conditional use. A copy of the decision shall be filed at the governing body’s office. The decision shall be mailed to the applicant no later than one day following the date of the decision.
11. Where the governing body fails to render the decision within 45 days of the conclusion of the required public hearing or fails to commence the required hearing within 60 days from the date of the applicant’s request for a hearing or fails to complete the hearing in accordance with §908(1.2) of the Municipalities Planning Code, the decision shall be deemed to have been rendered in favor of the applicant unless the applicant has agreed in writing or on the record to an extension of time. When a decision has been rendered in favor of the applicant because of the failure of the governing body to meet or render a decision as hereinabove provided, the governing body shall give public notice of the decision within ten days from the last day it could have met to render a decision in the same manner as required by the public notice requirements of this act. If the governing body shall fail to provide such notice, the applicant may do so.
(Ord. 935, 5/10/2018, §27-802)