Property owners desiring approval for a conditional use, pursuant to express standards and criteria set forth in this chapter, shall provide a written request for such approval to the Planning Commission not less than 10 days prior to the regularly scheduled meeting of the Commission.

The request shall specify the intended uses and purposes for which the conditional use approval is being made. Further, the formal request shall document the manner in which the developer will meet the standards and criteria specified in the ordinance for the conditional use.

The property owner shall provide the Planning Commission with documentation to indicate the attitudes of adjacent and area-wide property owners within 250 feet of the property to be developed, as they relate to the proposed conditional use.

The Planning Commission shall consider written requests for conditional uses and transmit its recommendations to the Township Commissioners within 45 days of the date of the regular meeting following receipt of the request as provided in Subsection A above. The Planning Commission may request the property owner to provide additional information or to appear before the Commission to discuss the request. The Planning Commission may conduct public hearings on the request for the purpose of assembling additional input from the community at large.

The forty-five-day review period may be extended by the mutual agreement of the affected parties.

The Township Commissioners shall hold a public hearing on the request for conditional use within 60 days following the date of the regular meeting at which the recommendation of the Planning Commission is received. The Township Commissioners may request additional data and/or documentation during their consideration of the request for approval of a conditional use.