Montgomery Lycoming County
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XVII
Conditional Uses
§ 475-126 General procedure.
A.
Applications for any conditional use permitted by this chapter shall be made to the Codes Enforcement Officer who shall refer such applications to the Borough Council. The Borough Council shall then select a date and advertise for a public hearing on the proposal. In addition, the Council shall forward a copy of the application to the Borough Planning Commission for their review and recommendation. Within 90 days of receipt of a conditional use application, the Council shall either approve or disapprove the proposal.
B.
All applications for conditional use shall include a written statement and a site plan.
§ 475-127 The written statement.
The written statement shall include the following information:
§ 475-128 The site plan.
The site plan shall be drawn to a scale sufficient to clearly show the features of the tract and shall include:
A.
Title block containing the name of the developer, date, scale and the name of the preparer of the plan.
B.
Tract boundaries showing bearings and distances.
C.
Existing significant natural features of the site.
D.
Existing and proposed streets, rights-of-way and easements.
E.
Existing buildings, sewer, water mains, culverts and transmission lines.
F.
Proposed grading and drainage plan.
G.
Proposed plan of any landscaping of the tract showing all paved and planted areas, screens or fences.
H.
Plans of any proposed sanitary sewer or storm sewer systems and water supply system.
I.
Location, size and floor plan of all proposed buildings or structures and proposed use of all buildings or structures.
§ 475-129 Requirements.
The governing body shall, in making decisions on each application for a conditional use, consider the following:
A.
The purpose of the district in which a requested conditional use is located and the compatibility of the requested conditional use with existing and potential land uses on adjacent tracts of land.
B.
Whether the specific site is an appropriate location.
C.
Whether the use will adversely affect the neighborhood.
D.
Whether the use will create undue nuisance or serious hazard.
E.
The economic effect on adjoining proprieties.
F.
Whether satisfactory arrangement has been made concerning the following:
(1)
Ingress and egress to the property with particular reference to pedestrian safety and convenience, traffic flow and access in case of fire or catastrophe;
(2)
Off-street parking and loading areas;
(3)
Refuse and service areas;
(4)
Availability of utilities;
(5)
Screening and buffering;
(6)
Glare from signs and exterior lighting;
(7)
Required open space;
(8)
Protection of high quality streams, with required undisturbed buffer.
§ 475-130 Public hearing required.
Before rendering their decision on a conditional use application, the governing body shall hold a public hearing in accordance with the requirements set forth herein for Zoning Hearing Board hearings.