All provisions of this chapter shall be administered by the
Municipal Council or its officially designated representatives. All
matters relating to this chapter shall be submitted to the Municipal
Manager, who will handle the matter in accordance with current municipal
policies, procedures, and guidelines established by the Municipal
Council.
The Municipality shall keep a public record of its correspondence,
findings, recommendations, and actions relating to plans filed for
review, in accordance with the policies, procedures, and guidelines
established by the Municipal Council and Planning Commission.
Upon review and recommendation by the Municipal Planning Commission,
the Municipal Council may grant a modification of the requirements
of one or more provisions of this chapter if the literal enforcement
of them would exact undue hardship because of peculiar conditions
pertaining to the land in question, provided that such modification(s)
will not be contrary to the public interest and that the purpose and
intent of this chapter is observed. All requests for modification(s)
shall:
1. Be in writing and part of an application for subdivision and/or land
development;
2. State the grounds and facts of unreasonableness or hardship on which
the request is based;
3. List the provision(s) of the ordinance involved;
4. State the minimum modification necessary; and
5. Be subject to approval by the Municipal Council after receiving advisory
recommendations from the Norristown Planning Commission.