Any applicant who seeks to change the use of a building, construct a building, construct an addition to an existing building, alter a façade, or erect a fence or wall within the Town Center (TC) Zoning District shall submit an application for a zoning permit on a form provided by the Borough. Permits for demolition must follow the conditional use application procedures outlined in Section 1264.11.
(a) The application shall be submitted to the Zoning Officer. The Zoning Officer shall review the application for completeness.
(b) The application shall include sufficient information in the form of architectural elevations and sketches of buildings in order to determine to what extent the applicant complies with the requirements of this chapter.
(c) If the Zoning Officer determines that the proposed use, construction or alteration complies with the requirements of the Zoning Ordinance, the Zoning Officer shall approve and issue a zoning permit to the applicant. If the Zoning Officer determines that a proposed use, construction or alteration does not comply with this Zoning Ordinance, the Zoning Officer shall reject the application for a zoning permit. In the event that the Zoning Officer determines that a proposed use, construction or alteration complies with all of the requirements of Sections 1246.02 (Permitted Uses), 1246.03 (Dimensional Standards), 1246.05 (Other Requirements), but that it does not comply with the requirements of Section 1246.04 (Design Standards), then the Zoning Officer may elect to either (i) reject the application or (ii) refer the application to the Planning Commission.
(d) The Planning Commission shall review any such application which is referred to it by the Zoning Officer pursuant to subsection (c) above within sixty days of receipt of the application. The purpose of the review is to advise the Zoning Officer as to whether the application complies with the intent of the Zoning Ordinance. The Planning Commission shall either recommend approval or recommend alternatives to the applicant.
(e) As part of the review, the Planning Commission shall consider the historic value of the building.
(f) The Planning Commission shall issue its written review of the application within thirty days of completing its review. If the Planning Commission does not recommend approval of the application, the applicant may resubmit the application, with revisions, and the Planning Commission shall conduct a new review. The Planning Commission shall issue its written review of the revised application and recommendation for approval or rejection within thirty days following completing its review of the revised application. The Zoning Officer shall then approve or reject the revised application no later than seven days following the expiration of the Planning Commission's thirty day period for reviewing the revised application.
(Ord. 1056. Passed 11-12-13.)