[Amended 11-13-2007 by Ord. No. 1187]
An application for a conditional
shall be considered by the Board of Commissioners according to the procedures in this article and as provided by the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code. Following commencement of hearings, and until final decision on a conditional
application, neither any Board member nor the hearing officer shall communicate, directly or indirectly, with any party or his representatives in connection with any issue involved, nor shall any party or his representative communicate with any Board member or the hearing officer, except upon notice and opportunity for all parties and all Board members to participate. The Board of Commissioners shall not take notice of any communication, reports, memoranda, or other materials presented after commencement of the hearings, except advice from their solicitor, unless the parties are afforded an opportunity to contest the material so noticed and shall not inspect the site or its surroundings after the commencement of hearings with any party or his representative unless all parties and all Board members are given an opportunity to be present. Communication with any Board member by an applicant or an applicant’s representative in
of the restrictions of this paragraph shall be the basis for dismissing the conditional
application.