One originally signed complete and properly prepared application for a public hearing on forms furnished by the Township as well as 13 additional copies of the application for distribution as noted below.

14 copies of a site plan or a land development plan, as may be required under this chapter.

14 copies of a statement of purpose, intent and extent of the proposed conditional use.

14 copies of any other requests for variance(s) and/or modifications of regulations that may be necessary, including the reasons therefore.

14 copies of any other information or data the applicant and/or Township deem necessary or desirable to be submitted.

If a conditional use consists of or includes any real property lying within a distance of 500 feet from the boundary of any adjoining Township, two additional copies of all documents and information shall be submitted for forwarding to that township for an advisory review.

The submission date of the conditional use application shall be when the Zoning Officer has determined that the application is complete and all required documents and information as noted above and elsewhere in this chapter have been submitted and the required fee has been paid.

The Zoning Officer, through the Board of Supervisors, shall determine the date of the public hearing which must be within 60 days of the submission date, as determined above.

After the hearing date has been set, the Zoning Officer shall advertise as follows:

A minimum of 10 days prior to the next regularly scheduled Planning Commission meeting, the Zoning Officer shall transmit copies of the application form and all supporting data and information to the following:

All hearings shall be held as advertised. Testimony shall be taken under oath.

The first hearing before the board shall be commenced within 60 days from the date of receipt of the applicant's application, unless the applicant has agreed in writing to an extension of time. Each subsequent hearing before the board shall be held within 45 days of the prior hearing, unless otherwise agreed to by the applicant in writing or on the record. An applicant shall complete the presentation of his case-in-chief within 100 days of the first hearing. Upon the request of the applicant, the board shall assure that the applicant receives at least seven hours of hearings within 100 days, including the first hearing. Persons opposed to the application shall complete the presentation of their opposition to the application within 100 days of the first hearing held after the completion of the applicant's case-in-chief. An applicant may, upon request, be granted additional hearings to complete his case-in-chief provided the persons opposed to the application are granted an equal number of additional hearings. Persons opposed to the application may, upon the written consent or consent on the record by the applicant and municipality, be granted additional hearings to complete their opposition to the application provided the applicant is granted an equal number of additional hearings for rebuttal.

The Board shall not communicate directly or indirectly with any party or his representative(s) in connection with any issue involved except upon notice and opportunity for all parties to participate, shall not take notice of any communication, reports, staff memoranda or other materials unless the parties are afforded an opportunity to contest the material so noticed and shall not inspect the site or its surroundings after the commencement of the hearings with any party or his representative unless all parties are given the opportunity to be present.

The parties to the hearing shall be the municipality, any person affected by the application who has made timely appearance of record before the board, and any other person, including civic or community organizations permitted to appear by the Board. The Board shall have power to require that all persons who wish to be considered parties enter appearances in writing on forms provided by the board for that purpose.

The parties shall have the right to be represented by counsel and shall be afforded the opportunity to respond and present evidence and argument and cross-examine adverse witnesses on all relevant issues.

Formal rules of evidence shall not apply, but irrelevant, immaterial or unduly repetitious evidence may be excluded.

The Board shall keep a stenographic record of the proceedings. A transcript of the proceedings and copies of graphic or written material received in evidence shall be made available to any party according to the fee schedule.

Compliance with this chapter. The applicant shall establish by credible evidence that the application complies with all applicable requirements and objective criteria set forth in this zoning ordinance such as:

In granting a conditional use, the Board may attach such reasonable conditions and safeguards, in addition to those expressed standards and criteria that was set forth in this chapter, as it may deem necessary to implement the purposes of this act in the zoning ordinance, other than those related to offsite transportation or road improvements. An applicant for conditional use approval is bound by any imposed conditions that he/she does not object to or appeal from.

Where the application is contested or denied, each decision shall be accompanied by findings of fact or conclusions based thereon, together with any reasons therefor. Conclusions based on any provisions of the MPC or of any ordinance, rule or regulation shall contain a reference to the provision relied on and the reasons why the conclusion is deemed appropriate in light of the facts found.

Time limits. See the provisions in Article IX of the MPC.

Nothing in this subsection shall prejudice the right of any party opposing the application to appeal the decision to a court of competent jurisdiction.

A copy of the final decision or, where no decision is called for, of the findings shall be delivered to the applicant personally or mailed to him no later than the day following its date.

If the Zoning Officer finds the permit application complete and correct in all aspects of the granted conditional use, he shall approve and endorse the said application and when a site plan has been submitted, endorse both copies of the said site plan.

One copy of the endorsed application, the endorsed site plan when applicable, and a completed and signed job placard shall be returned to the applicant. The signed job placard must be conspicuously displayed on the job site during all phases of construction of the permitted conditional use.

One copy of the endorsed permit shall be forwarded to the Monroe County Tax Assessment Office.

If the zoning permit application is incomplete, and/or incorrect, the application shall be rejected with the reasons for the rejection stated thereon or attached thereto.