Horsham Township City Zoning Code

A notice published once each week for two successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality. Such notice shall state the time and place of the hearing and the particular nature of the matter to be considered at the hearing. The first publication shall not be more than 30 days and the second publication shall not be less than seven days from the date of the hearing.

By mailing a notice to all property owners within 500 feet if only a particular area is involved.

Before voting on the enactment of an amendment, the governing body shall hold a public hearing thereon, pursuant to public notice. In addition, if the proposed amendment involves a Zoning Map change, notice of said public hearing shall be conspicuously posted by the municipality at points deemed sufficient by the municipality along the perimeter of the tract to notify potentially interested citizens. The affected tract or area shall be posted at least one week prior to the date of the hearing.

The notice shall state the general nature of the proposed amendment and that full opportunity to be heard will be given to any citizen and all parties in interest attending such hearing.

The applicant's name and address and his representative and the interest of every person represented in the application.

A plan showing the extent of the area to be rezoned, street, bounding and intersecting the area, the land use and zone classification of abutting districts, and photographs of the area to be rezoned and abutting areas.

A statement of the circumstances in the proposed district and the abutting districts and any other factors on which the applicant relies as reasons for supporting the proposed rezoning.

The approximate time schedule for the beginning and completion of development in the area.

A site plan to scale, indicating the locations of structures, uses, areas for off-street parking and loading.

Information about the market area to be served by the proposed development if a commercial use, including population, effective demand for proposed business facilities, and any other information describing the relationship of the proposed development to the needs of the market area as the Zoning Officer, Planning Commission, or governing body shall prescribe.

For each application made to the Zoning Hearing Board for the granting of a special exception or a variance or for an appeal from a decision of the Zoning Officer wherein the application for a special exception or variance or appeal from the Zoning Officer concerns premises which are zoned residential and which will contain no more than two single-family dwelling units.

For all other applications made to the Zoning Hearing Board for the granting of a special exception or a variance and for all other appeals from a decision of the Zoning Officer.

For each application made to the Township Council of Horsham Township for a change or amendment of the Zoning Map or for a change or amendment of this chapter or any part thereof wherein the application concerns property zoned residential.

For all other applications made to the Township Council of Horsham Township for a change or amendment of the Zoning Map or for a change or amendment of this chapter or any part thereof.

For each application made to the Zoning Hearing Board or Township Council which constitutes a challenge to this chapter, or parts thereof; or Zoning Map, or parts thereof.

In addition to the foregoing, each application shall be accompanied by the required amount representing the costs of publishing the required notices. In the event that the cost of publishing the required notices is less than the amount paid, the balance shall be remitted to the applicant. In the event that the cost of publishing the required notices exceeds the amount paid by the applicant, the applicant shall pay the balance thereof before the public hearing as set forth in the published notice. Furthermore, every applicant shall be responsible for all additional costs incidental to such application, including engineering and stenographic fees as vouchered to the Township.