The Zoning Officer, who shall be appointed by the governing body, shall:
A. 
Administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter in accordance with its literal terms and shall not have the power to permit any construction or any use or change of use which does not conform to this chapter.
B. 
Issue zoning permits and building permits.
C. 
Maintain a permanent file of all zoning permits and applications as public records.
A. 
A zoning permit shall be obtained before any person may:
(1) 
Occupy or use any vacant land; or
(2) 
Occupy or use any structure hereafter constructed, reconstructed, moved, altered or enlarged; or
(3) 
Change the use of a structure or land to a different use; or
(4) 
Change a nonconforming use.
B. 
Applications for a zoning permit shall be accompanied by a plot plan showing clearly and completely the location, dimensions and nature of any structure involved and such other information as the Zoning Officer may require for administration of this chapter, together with a filing fee in accordance with a schedule annually affixed by resolution of the governing body.
C. 
A zoning permit shall be required for all construction and development which includes but is not limited to paving, filling, grading, excavation, mining, dredging or drilling operations, etc.
[Added 6-12-1979 by Ord. No. 569A]
A. 
Any person, partnership or corporation who or which has violated or permitted the violation of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon being found liable therefor in a civil enforcement proceeding commenced by the Borough, pay a judgment of not more than $500 plus all court costs, including reasonable attorney fees incurred by the Borough as a result thereof. No judgment shall commence or be imposed, levied or payable until the date of the determination of a violation by the District Justice. If the defendant neither pays nor timely appeals the judgment, the municipality may enforce the judgment pursuant to the applicable Rules of Civil Procedure. Each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate violation, unless the District Justice determining that there has been a violation further determines that there was a good-faith basis for the person, partnership or corporation violating the chapter to have believed that there was no such violation, in which event there shall be deemed to have been only one such violation until the fifth day following the date of the determination of a violation by the District Justice and thereafter each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate violation. All judgments, costs and reasonable attorney fees collected for the violation of zoning ordinances shall be paid over to the municipality whose ordinance has been violated.
B. 
The Court of Common Pleas, upon petition, may grant an order of stay, upon cause shown, tolling the per diem fine pending a final adjudication of the violation and judgment.
C. 
Nothing contained in this section shall be construed or interpreted to grant to any person or entity other than the municipality the right to commence any action for enforcement pursuant to this section.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
The governing body may amend this chapter as proposed by a member of the governing body, by the Planning Commission or by a petition of a person residing or owning property within the municipality in accordance with the following provisions:
A. 
Petitions for amendment shall be filed with the Planning Commission, and the petitioner, upon such filing, shall pay an advertising deposit and a filing fee in accordance with a schedule annually affixed by resolution. The Planning Commission shall review the proposed amendment and report its findings and recommendations in writing to the governing body and to the petitioner. The proposed amendment shall be introduced before the governing body only if a member of the governing body elects to do so. If an amendment proposed by petition is not introduced, the advertising deposit shall be refunded to the petitioner; otherwise, such deposit shall be paid to the municipality.
B. 
Any proposed amendment introduced by a member of the governing body without written findings and recommendations from the Planning Commission shall be referred to the Planning Commission for review at least 30 days prior to public hearing by the municipality.
C. 
Before voting on the enactment of an amendment the governing body shall hold a public hearing thereon pursuant to public notice. If, after any public hearing held upon an amendment, the proposed amendment is revised or further revised to include land previously not affected by it, the governing body shall hold another public hearing pursuant to public notice, before proceeding to vote on the amendment.
D. 
Procedure upon curative amendments. A landowner who desires to challenge on substantive grounds the validity of an ordinance or map, or any provision thereof, which prohibits or restricts the use or development of land in which he has an interest may submit a curative amendment to the governing body with a written request that his challenge and proposed amendment be heard and decided as approved in Section 916.1 of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code.[1] The governing body shall commence a hearing thereon within 60 days of the request as provided in Section 916.1 of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code. The curative amendment shall be referred to the planning agency or agencies as provided in Section 609 of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code and notice of the hearing thereon shall be given as provided in Section 610 of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code[2] and Section 916.1 of the said Code. The hearing shall be conducted in accordance with Subsections (4) to (8) of Section 908[3] of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code and all references therein to the Zoning Hearing Board shall, for purposes of this section, be references to the governing body.[4]
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 10916.1.
[2]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. §§ 10609 and 10610, respectively.
[3]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 10908.
[4]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
In accordance with law, the governing body shall appoint and organize a Zoning Hearing Board, which Board shall adopt rules to govern its procedure. The Board shall hold meetings, keep minutes, and, pursuant to notice, shall conduct hearings, compel the attendance of witnesses, take testimony under oath, and render decisions in writing, all as required by law. A fee shall be charged in accordance with a schedule annually affixed by resolution for any appeal or proceeding filed with the Zoning Hearing Board. The Hearing Board shall have the functions, powers and obligations specifically granted by law.