[Ord. No. 477, 5/11/2021]
1. 
Approval of Uses by Special Exception. The Township Zoning Hearing Board Zoning Hearing Board shall hear and decide requests for uses by special exception. The Township Zoning Hearing Board shall not evaluate an application for a use by special exception unless and until the following conditions have been met:
A. 
A written application for approval of a use by special exception is submitted to the Township Zoning Officer. The application shall indicate the section of this chapter under which approval of the use by special exception is sought and shall state the grounds upon which it is requested. The application shall include the following:
(1) 
A development plan, as defined herein.
(2) 
A written statement showing compliance with the applicable express standards and criteria of this section for the proposed use.
(3) 
A map showing and identifying all lots within 200 feet of the property for which use by special exception approval is requested and a list of the names and addresses of the owners of these lots from the most recent records of the Allegheny County Department of Real Estate.
(4) 
A traffic impact analysis, if required by the Township SALDO.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 22, Subdivision and Land Development.
(5) 
The application fee as required by the Township's adopted Fee Schedule.
B. 
A public hearing pursuant to public notice is held by the Township Zoning Hearing Board within 60 days of the date of submission of a complete and properly filed application. Said hearing shall be conducted in accordance with the procedures specified by Part 15 of this chapter.
C. 
In considering an application for approval of a use by special exception, the Township Zoning Hearing Board may prescribe appropriate conditions and safeguards in conformity with the spirit and intent of this chapter. A violation of such conditions and safeguards, when made part of the terms and conditions under which approval of a use by special exception is granted, shall be deemed a violation of this chapter.
2. 
Expiration of Approval of Use by Special Exception. Approval of a use by special exception shall expire automatically without written notice to the applicant if no application for a grading permit, building permit, or zoning certificate to undertake the construction to authorize the occupancy described in the application for approval of the use by special exception is submitted within 12 months of said approval, unless the Zoning Hearing Board, in their sole discretion, extends approval of the use by special exception upon written request of the applicant received prior to its expiration. The maximum extension permitted shall be between one month to 12 months extension.
3. 
Expiration of Approval of Use by Special Exception Granted Prior to the Effective Date of this Chapter. Approval of use by special exception granted prior to the effective date of this chapter shall expire automatically without written notice to the applicant if no application for a grading permit, building permit or zoning certificate to undertake the construction or authorize the occupancy described in the application for approval of the use by special exception is submitted within 12 months of the effective date of this chapter or as specified in the approval, unless the Zoning Hearing Board, in their sole discretion, extends approval of the use by special exception upon written request of the applicant received prior to its expiration. The maximum extension permitted shall be between one month to 12 months extension.
[Ord. No. 477, 5/11/2021]
In addition to the specific standards and criteria listed for each use in § 27-703 below, all applications for uses by special exception listed in each zoning district shall demonstrate compliance with all of the following general standards and criteria:
1. 
The use shall not endanger the public health, safety, or welfare nor deteriorate the environment, if it is located on the site where it is proposed.
2. 
The use shall comply with the performance standards specified in Part 8 of this chapter.
3. 
The use shall comply with all applicable requirements of this chapter governing screening, landscaping, parking and loading, building area analysis, and signs.
4. 
Ingress, egress, and traffic circulation on the site shall be designed to ensure safety and minimize congestion and the impact on local streets.
5. 
Site lighting, if proposed, shall be shielded and reflected away from adjacent residential properties.
[Ord. No. 477, 5/11/2021]
In addition to the general standards and criteria for conditional uses listed in § 27-702, above, an application for any of the following uses which are listed in any zoning district as a use by special exception shall comply with the following applicable standards and criteria.