(a) Conditional uses may be allowed or denied by the Council of the Borough of Ellwood City following review by the Planning Commission, public hearings and other procedures provided for in the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code (Act 170 of 1988) and this Zoning Code.
(b) Applications for conditional uses shall be submitted on forms provided by the Borough, together with ten copies of a site plan, on paper that is eight and one-half by fourteen inches in size, and shall contain the following information:
(1) Dimensions of all property lines.
(2) Utility rights of way and their widths.
(3) Street rights of way and their widths.
(4) Width of street paving (cartway).
(5) Location and dimensions of all buildings and structures.
(6) Location and size of all waterways, streams, drainage facilities and other storm water controls.
(7) Existing contours and any changes to be made thereto.
(8) A map of the general area of the property.
(9) All other information that may be determined to be necessary by the Zoning Officer, the Borough Engineer and/or a member of Council or the Planning Commission.
(c) The application shall be accompanied by a fee in an amount set by resolution of Council.
(d) The official date of receipt of the application shall be the date that all application requirements are found to be complete and sufficient by the Zoning Officer. He or she shall then forward copies, including all attachments, to the Planning Commission, members of Council, the Solicitor and, if necessary, the Borough Engineer, within ten days from such official receipt of a full and complete application.
(e) The Planning Commission shall review the application and support information and forward its recommendation within sixty days from the date of the application.
(f) The Council shall conduct a public hearing following public notice pursuant to the provisions of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code (Act 170 of 1988). The public hearing shall be held within ninety days from the official date of the application.
(g) The Council may approve the application if, and only if, the following criteria are met:
(1) The proposed use conforms to the district and conditional use provisions and all general regulations of this Zoning Code.
(2) The proposed use shall not involve any element or cause any condition that may be dangerous, injurious or noxious to any other property or persons and shall comply with Section 1272.06.
(3) The proposed use shall be sited, oriented and landscaped to produce harmonious relationship of buildings and grounds to adjacent buildings and properties and shall produce a total visual impression and environment which is consistent with the neighborhood.
(4) A nonresidential use adjacent to or bordering on a residential use and/or district shall be adequately screened as deemed appropriate by the Council.
(5) Adequate off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with this Zoning Code. No off-street parking area for a nonresidential use shall be closer than twenty feet to any adjacent lot in a Residential District.
(6) The proposed use shall organize vehicular access and parking to minimize traffic congestion in the neighborhood. Access to off-street parking areas shall be limited to several well defined locations, and in no case shall there be unrestricted access along the length of a street or alley, nor shall there be parking in a manner whereby exiting is accomplished by backing onto a street or alley.
(7) The maximum depth of front yard may be adjusted in the C3 - Downtown Commercial, CC - Core Commercial District provided it creates a harmonious and desirable orientation of all building fronts.
(Ord. 2210. Passed 4-21-97; Ord. 2621. Passed 5-20-24.)