(a) An application for special exception filed with the Building Code Official shall be referred to the Zoning Hearing Board for investigation as to the manner in which the proposed location and character of the special exception will affect the community and how the required standards are to be achieved.
(c) If the proposed special exception is located in the district wherein such use may be granted or denied by the Zoning Hearing Board pursuant to express standards and criteria, the Board shall hear and decide requests for such special exceptions in accordance with such standards and criteria. In addition, the Board may attach such reasonable conditions and safeguards, in addition to those expressed in this chapter, as it may deem necessary to implement the purposes of this chapter.
(d) The applicant may then apply to the Building Code Official for building and occupancy permits in accordance with the procedures specified in this chapter.
(e) Any expansion of such special exception involving the enlargement of the buildings, structures, or land area shall be subject to the procedure described in this subchapter.
(Ord. 5139. Passed 11-27-13; Ord. 5191. Passed 12-9-15.)