The purpose of rezoning is to protect the safety, capacity and efficiency of the Borough's existing infrastructure systems, to maintain fiscal responsibility, and to uphold the objectives of the Borough's Comprehensive Plan.

Borough rezoning recommendations shall be based on the projected beneficial and/or detrimental effects on the Borough as a whole.

All rezoning applications shall be completed on the official forms provided by the Zoning Officer.

All rezoning applications shall be required to prepare a series of plans, analyses and reports to demonstrate the compatibility of a rezoning proposal.

Upon receipt of a rezoning application, the Zoning Officer will review the package for completeness. If the Zoning Officer finds the application to be incomplete or insufficient, the rezoning application will be returned to the applicant. When the rezoning application is found to be complete by the Zoning Officer, one copy shall be forwarded to each member of the Planning Commission and each member of the Borough Council. As part of the rezoning approval process, the Planning Commission and Borough Council shall consider the motivation and implications of each plan, analysis and report.

The Planning Commission shall review the application in compliance with the following procedural guidelines:

The final recommendation of the Planning Commission shall be forwarded to the Borough Council.

Upon receipt of the Planning Commission's final recommendations, the Borough Council shall render a decision in favor or not in favor of the rezoning proposal. The Borough Council shall compose a brief summary explanation of its decision and forward the decision and explanation to the Zoning Officer.

Minor applications. Minor rezoning applications are expected to have a lesser impact on the traffic, fiscal resources and existing physical and environmental character of the community. The following situations constitute eligibility for the minor application:

Major applications. Any rezoning project that does not meet the criteria in § 27-1204A is a major application.

Application requirements. The following section outlines the plans, analyses and reports that a landowner and/or developer shall submit as part of minor or major rezoning applications.

A sketch plan.

Estimated infrastructure demands (gallons per day).

Off-street parking projections (number of spaces).

A summary of anticipated impacts on adjoining lots, including but not limited to noise, vibration, nighttime lighting, service area locations and visibility, and hours of operation.

Depending upon the location of lot access, infrastructure service/demands and impacts identified in § 27-1205D on adjoining lots, the Borough Council may require a landowner and/or developer to prepare other potential related studies.