Within the limits of funds appropriated by the Borough Council, the Zoning Hearing Board may employ or contract for secretaries, clerks, legal counsel, consultants and other technical and clerical services. Members of the Zoning Hearing Board may receive compensation for the performance of their duties, as may be fixed by the Borough Council, but in no case shall it exceed the rate of compensation authorized to be paid to the members of the Borough Council. Alternate members of the Board may receive compensation, as may be fixed by the Borough Council, for the performance of their duties when designated as alternate members pursuant to §
200-153, but in no case shall such compensation exceed the rate of compensation authorized to be paid to the members of the Borough Council.
The Zoning Hearing Board shall conduct hearings
and make decisions in accordance with the provisions of the MPC.
The Zoning Hearing Board shall hear and decide
requests for special exceptions in accordance with the standards and
criteria set forth in this chapter. In granting a special exception,
the Zoning Hearing 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 and of
the Pennsylvania MPC.
The Borough Council shall hear and decide petitions
for conditional uses specifically authorized in this chapter. Decisions
to grant or deny the petition shall be subject to the following:
A. General criteria.
(1)
The proposed use shall be consistent with the
purpose and intent of the chapter and shall be a use specifically
permitted as a conditional use.
(2)
The proposed use shall comply with those criteria specifically listed in Article
VII of this chapter. In addition, the proposed use must comply with all other applicable regulations of the chapter.
B. Conditional use application. A conditional use application must include all the plan requirements listed in §
200-58 of this chapter.
C. Conditions. The Borough Council in approving conditional
use applications may attach reasonable conditions considered necessary
to protect the public welfare and the purposes listed above, including
conditions which are more restrictive than those established for other
uses in the same zone. These conditions shall be enforceable by the
Zoning Officer and failure to comply with such conditions shall constitute
a violation of this chapter and be subject to the penalties described
in this chapter.
D. Hearing procedures. Hearings shall be conducted in
accordance with the requirements of the MPC.
Appeals may be filed in accordance with the
procedures defined in the MPC.