A.
The Borough Council, upon recommendation by the Planning Commission,
may grant a modification of requirements of one or more provisions
of this chapter if the literal enforcement will exact undue hardship
because of peculiar conditions pertaining to the land in question,
provided that such modification will not be contrary to the public
interest and that the purpose and intent of this chapter is observed.
B.
All requests for modifications shall be in writing and shall accompany
and be a part of the application for development. The request shall
state in full the grounds and facts of unreasonableness or hardship
on which the request is based, the provision or provisions of the
chapter involved, and the minimum modification necessary.
C.
In granting any modification, the Borough Council shall record its
action and the grounds for granting any modification in its minutes.
The Borough Council shall transmit a copy of its action and any conditions
of approval of any modification to the applicant.
D.
Whenever a request for a modification is denied, the Borough Council
shall record its action and the grounds for such denial in its minutes.
The Borough Council shall transmit a copy of its action and the grounds
for such denial of any modification to the applicant.
