The Borough Council shall, at a public meeting, establish a date, time and place for a public hearing on the proposed amendment. Notice of such hearing shall be published once each week for two successive weeks in a newspaper of general, local circulation. The first notice shall be published not more than 30 days and the second publication should appear no less than seven days prior to the hearing date. The notice shall state the time and place of the hearing and the general nature of the proposed amendment in such reasonable detail as will give adequate notice of its contents and shall name the place(s) where copies of the proposed amendment may be examined. In addition, if the proposed amendment involves a Zoning Map change, notice of said public hearing shall be conspicuously posted by the Borough at points deemed sufficient by the Borough along the affected tract at least seven days prior to the date of the hearing. Further, where a proposed amendment involves a map change, other than a comprehensive municipal rezoning, the Borough shall notify all property owners within the area proposed for rezoning (by first class mail) of the date, time and location of the hearing at least 30 days prior to the hearing.

If after said public hearing, the proposed amendment is changed substantially or is revised to include land not previously affected by it, the Council shall hold another public hearing and give notice thereof as set forth above, before proceeding to vote on the amendment.

If, after said public hearing, the proposed amendment is changed substantially or is revised to include land not previously affected by it, the Borough Council shall hold another public hearing, and give notice thereof as set forth above, before proceeding to vote on the amendment.

The adoption of an amendment shall be by simple majority vote of the Borough Council. The vote of the Council shall be within 90 days after the last public hearing on the amendment. If the Council fails to take action within 90 days, the proposed amendment shall be deemed to have been denied.

Within 30 days after enactment, a copy of the amendment shall be forwarded to the County Planning Commission.

The location of the tract of land;

The present use of the tract for which the conditional use is requested;

The present use of adjoining tracts;

The type of conditional use for which the application is made;

A brief description of the type and extent of the proposed activities;

An estimate of the total development cost of the conditional use; and

The names of the applicant, the owner of the tract, the developer of the conditional use and the person or organization who will operate the conditional use.

All applications for a conditional use shall include a site plan of the proposed development as set forth below. Such site plan shall be drawn to a scale sufficient to clearly show the features of the tract and shall include the following information:

In cases where little site improvement or development is required or proposed for a conditional use, the Borough Council, upon recommendation of the Borough Planning Commission, may waive the requirement for submittal of certain information that it deems unnecessary for its review of the application. In all cases, however, the information submitted shall be adequate for review of the conditional use request.

The purpose of the zone in which the requested conditional use is to be located and the compatibility of the requested conditional use with existing and potential land uses on adjacent tracts of ground;

Whether the specific site is an appropriate location for the use, structure or condition;

Whether the use developed will adversely affect the neighborhood;

Whether the use will create undue nuisance or serious hazard to vehicles or pedestrians;

Whether adequate and appropriate facilities and services will be provided to ensure the proper operation of the proposed use;

The economic, noise, glare or odor effects of the conditional use on adjoining properties and properties generally in the district; and

Whether satisfactory provision and arrangement has been made concerning the following:

The Borough Council shall render a decision or, when no decision is called for, make written findings on the conditional use application within 45 days after its last hearing on the proposal. 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 Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, this chapter, or other ordinance, rule or regulation shall contain a reference to the provision relied upon and the reasons why the conclusion is deemed appropriate in light of the facts found.

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