[Amended 6-7-1988 by Ord. No. 879]
A. The Zoning Hearing Board shall be appointed by Borough Council and
shall consist of three members.
B. The terms of office of the three-member Board shall be three years
and shall be so fixed that the term of office of one member shall
expire each year.
C. The Zoning Hearing Board shall promptly notify the Borough Council
of any vacancies which may occur on the Board. Appointments to fill
vacancies shall be only for the unexpired portion of the term.
D. Appointments to fill vacancies shall be made by Borough Council.
E. Members of the Board shall hold no other office in the Borough, except
that no more than one member of the Board may also be a member of
the Planning Commission.
F. The Zoning Hearing Board shall adopt rules and procedures in accordance
with the provisions of this chapter and the Pennsylvania Municipalities
Planning Code.
[Amended 2-2-1982 by Ord. No. 816]
A. Procedure. Appeals may be taken to the Board by any person aggrieved
or by any officer of the municipality affected by any decision of
the Zoning Officer. Such an appeal shall be taken within a reasonable
time, as provided by the rules of the Board, by filing with the officer
from which the appeal is taken and with the Zoning Hearing Board a
notice of appeal specifying the grounds thereof. The officer from
whom the appeal is taken shall forthwith transmit to the Board all
the papers constituting the record upon which the action appealed
from was taken.
(1) Application for special permits are not appeals and shall be made
directly to the Board on receipt of notice to this effect from the
hearing officer. However, no such application shall be made until
the procedures set forth in this section have been complied with and
the application for a permit has been denied by the Zoning Officer.
B. Applications. All appeals and applications made to the Zoning Hearing
Board shall be in writing on forms prescribed by the Board and approved
by the legislative body, and each appeal or application shall fully
set forth the circumstances of the case. All appeals and applications
to the Zoning Hearing Board shall be accompanied by a fee of $200
to defray the expenses of the hearing by the Board. Every appeal or
application shall refer to the specific provisions of the chapter
involved and shall set forth, as the case may be:
(1) The interpretation that is claimed;
(2) The use for which the exception is sought; or
(3) The details on which it is claimed that the same should be granted.
C. Notification to Planning Commission. At least 10 days before the
date of the hearing required by law on an application or appeal to
the Zoning Hearing Board, the secretary of said Board shall transmit
to the Secretary of the Planning Commission a copy of the notice of
the aforesaid hearing, and the Planning Commission may submit to the
Zoning Hearing Board an advisory opinion in said application or appeal.
D. Decisions. Every decision of the Zoning Hearing Board shall be recorded
in accordance with standard forms adopted by the Board and appended
to this chapter, which shall fully set forth the circumstances of
the case and the findings on which the decision is based.
E. Notification of Zoning Officer. The Zoning Hearing Board shall notify
the Zoning Officer of its decision in each case. The Zoning Hearing
Board shall make reports to the legislative body.