§ 265-1406 VALIDITY CHALLENGES.

§ 265-1406 VALIDITY CHALLENGES. Where a landowner desires to challenge the validity of the ordinance in regards to the application of the ordinance to a property within the Borough either under his ownership or other than his own, the landowner shall submit an application for a validity challenge to the Read more…

§ 265-1405 SPECIAL EXCEPTION

§ 265-1405 SPECIAL EXCEPTION The Board is authorized to consider special exceptions. Expansions and changes of nonconforming uses shall be evaluated as per the following standards cited in Article X and the general standards cited in this Section. The landowner shall submit an application to the Zoning Officer including a Read more…

§ 265-1404 VARIANCES.

§ 265-1404 VARIANCES. The Zoning Hearing Board shall have exclusive power to hear appeals for dimensional and use variances from the provisions of this Chapter. The landowner shall submit an application to the Zoning Officer including a survey showing existing structures and the location and detail of the proposed activity Read more…

§ 265-1403 BOARD PROCEEDINGS.

§ 265-1403 BOARD PROCEEDINGS. The Zoning Officer shall accept complete applications and shall provide them to the Zoning Hearing Board within 5 working days of receipt. The Board shall advertise each hearing stating the purpose thereof, the location of the subject property when applicable, the name of the applicant, a Read more…

§ 265-1402 JURISIDICTION

§ 265-1402 JURISIDICTION The zoning hearing board shall have exclusive jurisdiction to hear and render final adjudications in the following matters: Substantive challenges to the validity of any land use ordinance, except those brought before Borough Council pursuant to Sections 609.1 and 916.1(a)(2) of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, as Read more…