[Adopted 12-18-1979 by Ord. No. 71]
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township
of Upper Makefield as indicated in part histories. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
As used in this Part, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
Any structure used or intended to be used as a dwelling or
place of business or industry, or any other use requiring a location
identity, but shall not include any accessory building located upon
a lot where there is also a main building.
The map known as Upper Makefield Township Street Number Plan
bearing the same date as this Part is hereby incorporated into this
Part. Said map shall be maintained current by the addition of new
buildings, as constructed, by the Township Secretary.
It shall be the duty of the Township to notify present owners
of properties of the new number which has been assigned to said properties
which will require a number, and it shall be the duty of such owner
so notified within 30 days to comply with the further provisions of
this Part.
Numbers, as assigned to each building in the Township according
to the provisions of this Part, shall be affixed to or painted upon
or carved upon such building or upon a permanent standard, base or
support between such building and street in accordance with the Township-adopted
International Property Maintenance Code.
Whenever a building shall hereafter be erected in the Township,
the owner thereof shall forthwith apply to the Township Secretary
for the official number thereof. The number shall be assigned by the
Township Secretary in conformity with the requirement set forth in
this Part for numbers for existing buildings and shall, within 30
days after being assigned to such building, be affixed by the owner
thereof in the manner required by this Part in the case of existing
buildings and shall thereafter be maintained as hereby required for
the numbers of existing buildings.
The aforementioned Upper Makefield Township street number plan,
bearing even date herewith, may be amended by resolution of the Board
of Supervisors in order to be maintained.
[Adopted 11-6-1996 by Ord. No. 192]
In accordance with the provisions of an Act entitled "An Act
authorizing counties, cities, boroughs, incorporated towns and townships
to create historic districts within their geographic boundaries; providing
for the appointment of Boards of Historical Architectural Review;
empowering governing bodies of political subdivisions to protect the
distinctive historical character of these districts and to regulate
the erection, reconstruction, alteration, restoration, demolition
or razing of buildings within the historic districts," being Act No.
167 of 1961, as amended,[1] adopted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth and
approved by the Governor of the Commonwealth on June 13, 1961, and
to protect a portion of the Township which recalls the rich architectural
and cultural heritage of the Township and the state, to awaken in
our people an interest in our historic past and to promote the general
welfare, education and culture of the Township, there is hereby established
in the Township an historic district to be known as the "Village of
Brownsburg Historic District" and "Village of Dolington Historic District."
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 8001 et seq.
1.
The description of the Village of Brownsburg Historic District is
as follows:
All that certain tract or parcel of land situate in the Township
designated as the Historic District in the Village of Brownsburg,
described in accordance with and by extrapolation from deeds of record
by All County, Inc., Surveying Engineers, Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania,
as follows:
Beginning at a point in River Road (SR 32), 33 feet wide, the
southeasterly corner of lands now or late of Wood Edge Farms Assoc.;
Thence (A) following along such lands, South 58 degrees 42 minutes
32 seconds West, 190.14 feet to a point;
Thence through such lands of Wood Edge Farms Assoc. parallel
with and 150.0 feet southwest of the southwesterly right-of-way line
of River Road the following two courses and distances;
B.
North 60 degrees 10 minutes West, 472.57 feet to a point; and
C.
North
46 degrees 42 minutes West, 564.58 feet to a point in line of lands
now or late of Levon D. and Dolores L. Yazujian;
Thence following along such lands the following three courses
and distances;
D.
South
61 degrees 00 minutes West, 736.21 feet to a point, a corner;
E.
North
47 degrees 27 minutes West, 195.93 feet to a point, a corner; and
F.
North
42 degrees 33 minutes East, 700.99 feet to a point;
Thence (G) through lands now or late of George M. Kudra, parallel
with and 150.0 feet southwest of the southwesterly right-of-way line
of River Road, North 47 degrees 45 minutes West, 573.27 feet to a
point in line of lands now or late of William H. Thornton, Jr.;
Thence following along such lands the following three courses
and distances:
H.
South 42 degrees 15 minutes West, 40.90 feet to a point, a corner;
and
I.
North
47 degrees 45 minutes West, 150.00 feet to a point, a corner; and
J.
North
42 degrees 15 minutes East, 40.90 feet to a point;
Thence (K) through such lands of Kudra, parallel with and 150.0
feet southwest of the southwesterly right-of-way line of River Road,
North 47 degrees 45 minutes West, 166.63 feet to a point in line of
lands now or late of James P. and Margaret M. Clark;
Thence (L) through such lands, parallel with and 150.0 feet
southwest of the southwesterly right-of-way line of River Road, North
47 degrees 45 minutes West, 640.18 feet to a point in line of lands
now or late of David W. and Jane S. Brink;
Thence following along such lands the following two courses
and distances:
M.
South 85 degrees 24 minutes 14 seconds West (erroneously shown
as South 82 degrees 24 minutes 14 seconds West in the recorded deed),
272.69 feet to a point, a corner; and
N.
North
39 degrees 54 minutes East, 178.10 feet to a point, a corner of such
lands and of lands now or late of John F. Jr. and Kathleen M. Good;
Thence (O) following along such lands of Good along lands now
or late of Walter S. Goodwin, North 45 degrees 00 minutes West, 112.00
feet to a point, a corner;
Thence (P) following along such lands of Goodwin, North 39 degrees
30 minutes East, 26.65 feet to a point;
Thence (Q) through lands now or late of the James P. and Margaret
M. Clark Estate, parallel with and 150.0 feet southwest of the southwesterly
right-of-way line of River Road, and crossing Brownsburg Road East
(TR 369), North 46 degrees 00 minutes West 983.90 feet to a point
in line of lands now or late of William A. Jr. and Barbara A. Powel;
Thence following along such lands the following two courses
and distances;
R.
South 45 degrees 00 minutes West, 28.20 feet to a point, a corner;
and
S.
North
45 degrees 00 minutes West, 55.94 feet to a point, a corner of lands
now or late of Christopher and Anna Lena S. Bromberg;
Thence (T) following along such lands, North 46 degrees 00 minutes
West, 55.94 feet to a point, a corner of lands now or late of Robert
and Marian Myers;
Thence (U) following along such lands, North 46 degrees 29 minutes
West, 89.12 feet to a point, a corner in line of lands now or late
of James L. and Nancy L. Kritzer;
Thence following along such lands the following two courses
and distances:
V.
South 58 degrees 00 minutes West, 133.39 feet to a point, a
corner; and
W.
North
20 degrees 00 minutes West, 240.0 feet more or less to a point;
Thence through lands now or late of Vergil and Julia S. Kauffman
and including the driveway, dwelling, barn and all outbuildings, the
following seven courses and distances:
X.
South
75 degrees 30 minutes West, 1,030.0 feet more or less to a point;
Y.
South
45 degrees 00 minutes East, 100.0 feet more or less to a point;
Z.
South
45 degrees 00 minutes West, 400.0 feet more or less to a point;
AA.
North
45 degrees 00 minutes West, 700.0 feet more or less to a point;
BB.
North
45 degrees 00 minutes East, 400.0 feet more or less to a point;
CC.
South
45 degrees 00 minutes East, 370.0 feet more or less to a point; and
DD.
North
75 degrees 30 minutes East, 1,300.0 feet more or less to a point in
line of such lands of Kauffman, in River Road;
Thence (EE) following along such lands and along River Road,
South 45 degrees 00 minutes East, 370.0 feet more or less to a point,
at corner of lands now or late of Timothy J. and Cheryl L. Boerchel;
Thence (FF) following along such lands, North 37 degrees 30
minutes East, 403.20 feet to a point, a corner;
Thence (GG) following along such lands of Boerchel, along lands
now or late of John D. and JoAnne P. Kreuter, and partly along lands
now or late of Wolfgang F. and Margaret S. Dietz, South 46 degrees
00 minutes East, 272.64 feet to a point;
Thence through lands now or late of Louis F. and Ottilie R.
Floge and including the dwelling, barn and all outbuildings, the following
courses and distances:
HH.
North 31 degrees 00 minutes East, 398.0 feet more or less to
a point;
II.
North
46 degrees 00 minutes West, 240.0 feet more or less to a point;
JJ.
North
44 degrees 00 minutes East, crossing the Delaware Division of the
Pennsylvania Canal, 463.0 feet more or less to the low water line
of the Delaware River, being in line of such lands of Floge;
Thence following along such lands and along such low water line
the following two courses and distances:
KK.
South
30 degrees 30 minutes East, 385.0 feet more or less to a point, a
corner; and
LL.
South
47 degrees 30 minutes East, 140.0 feet more or less to a point;
Thence through such lands of Floge the following courses and
distances:
MM.
South
44 degrees 00 minutes West, recrossing the Delaware Division of the
Pennsylvania Canal, 360.0 feet more or less to a point;
NN.
North
46 degrees 00 minutes West, 115.0 feet more or less to a point; and
OO.
South
31 degrees 00 minutes West, 388.0 feet more or less to a point in
line of lands now or late of Wolfgang F. and Margaret S. Dietz, aforesaid;
Thence following along such lands the following two courses
and distances:
PP.
South
39 degrees 34 minutes East, 184.78 feet to a point, a corner; and
QQ.
South
50 degrees 00 minutes West, 360.83 feet to a point;
Thence (RR) through lands now or late of Joseph Vas, formerly
part of the James P. Clark Estate, parallel with and 30.0 feet northeast
of the northeasterly right-of-way line of River Road (33.0 feet wide),
South 40 degrees 00 East, 894.73 feet to a point in line of lands
now or late of George and Martha Leona Mikhail;
Thence (SS) through such lands, parallel with and 30.0 feet
northeast of the northeasterly right-of-way line of River Road, South
now or late of Paul Andrew and Ruth M. Sullivan;
Thence following along such lands the following two courses
and distances:
TT.
North 59 degrees 45 minutes East, 372.18 feet to a point, a
corner; and
UU.
South
47 degrees 15 minutes East, 101.00 feet to a point, a corner in line
of lands now or late of Morgan H. and Edwina Adams;
Thence (VV) through such lands, South 45 degrees 00 minutes
East, 920.70 feet to a point in line of such lands;
Thence (WW) following along such lands, South 63 degrees 30
minutes West, 220.45 feet to a point, a corner of aforesaid lands
of Levon D. and Dolores L. Yazujian;
Thence following along such lands the following two courses
and distances:
XX.
South 47 degrees 27 minutes East, 284.54 feet to a point, a
corner;
YY.
South
60 degrees 40 minutes West, 200.0 feet to a point, a corner, in River
Road;
Thence (ZZ) still following along such lands of Yazujian and
along River Road, South 47 degrees 27 minutes East, 481.17 feet to
a point, a corner of aforesaid lands of Wood Edge Farms Assoc.;
Thence (AAA) following along such lands and continuing along
River Road, South 46 degrees 42 minutes East, 481.17 feet to a point,
a corner of lands now or late of Louis K. and Josephine Hall;
Thence (BBB) following along such lands and still along River
Road, South 66 degrees 22 minutes East, 529.27 feet to a point, a
corner of aforesaid lands of Wood Edge Farms Assoc.;
Thence (CCC) following along such land and continuing along
River Road, South 60 degrees 10 minutes East, 15.48 feet to the point
and place of beginning.
A plan of the aforesaid land, prepared by All County, Inc.,
is attached to the copy of original Ord. 63, 5/14/1979, on file in
the office of the Township Secretary, and made a part thereof as Exhibit
"A."
2.
The description of the Historic District of the Village of Dolington
is as follows:
All that certain tract or parcels of land situate in the Township
of Upper Makefield, County of Bucks and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
is designated as the Historic District in the Village of Dolington,
described in accordance with and by extrapolation from deeds of record
by All County, Inc., Surveying Engineers of Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania,
as follows:
Beginning at a corner of lands N/F Howard G. Balderston and
Lester A. Balderston in the middle of the intersection of Lindenhurst
Road (LR09026) with the Washington Crossing Road (SR532).
Thence (A) following along the middle of the Washington Crossing
Road North 83 degrees 30 minutes East to a corner of land of N/F Paul
P. and Suzanne Hayward.
Thence following along said lands of Hayward, the four following
courses and distances:
B.
North 6 degrees 30 minutes West, 16.50 feet, more
or less to a corner.
C.
Following along the arc of a circle curving to the right having a
radius of 30.00 feet, the arc distance of 48.61 feet, more or less,
to a corner.
D.
North 3 degrees 40 minutes West, 161.96 feet, more or less, to a
corner.
E.
North 83 degrees 30 minutes East, 136.00 feet, more or less, to a
corner in line of land of N/F Leroy S. Buckman.
Thence (F) following along said lands of Buckman and land of
N/F Howard G. Balderston and through lands of N/F Howard G. Balderston
and Lester A. Balderston North 3 degrees 40 minutes West, 1,621.40
feet, more or less, to a point in line of said lands of Howard G.
Balderston and Lester A. Balderston and lands of N/F Walter D. Leedom.
Thence (G) following along said lands of Balderston and Leedom,
North 86 degrees 20 minutes East, 1,023.00 feet, more or less, to
a corner of said Leedom's land in the middle of the aforesaid
Washington Crossing Road.
Thence (H) following along said Leedom's land, and also
along the middle of the Washington Crossing Road and leaving said
road, North 2 degrees 29 minutes West, 724.37 feet, more or less,
to a point of intersection of the middle line of Washington Crossing
Road in the middle of Dolington Road (TR 386).
Thence (I) continuing along lands of Leedom and partially along
the middle of the Washington Crossing Road North 47 degrees 50 minutes
04 seconds East, 927.30 feet, more or less, to a corner in the middle
of said road.
Thence (J) following along lands of N/F Walter D. Leedom, N/F
Kenneth H. and Doris Manns, N/F David J. and Norma Manns, N/F Edwin
D. and Frances Bielski, N/F Harold and Elizabeth S. McGary, and N/F
Elizabeth Mathieu, South 3 degrees 09 minutes 56 seconds East, 3,068.00
feet, more or less, to a common corner of lands of N/F Walter J. and
Henrietta Colender in line of lands of Alan S. and Sandra H. Telson.
Thence (K) through said lands of Telson and lands of N/F Elmer
E. and Ann Harrison, Jr., North 86 degrees 15 minutes 34 seconds East,
442.40 feet, more or less, to a point in line of lands of N/F Victor
R. and Alice Fortunato.
Thence (L) following along said lands of Fortunato and lands
of N/F Eugene and Hidemi Huffman, North 3 degrees 44 minutes 26 seconds
West, 501.03 feet, more or less, to a corner of said lands of Huffman.
Thence (M) following along lands of Huffman, North 61 degrees
46 minutes 04 seconds East, 355.47 feet, more or less, to a corner
in a private land (50 feet wide R-O-W).
Thence following along the center line of the said private lane
and lands of said private lane and lands of said Huffman and partially
along lands of the aforesaid Fortunato, and lands of N/F John M. and
Estelle Williams, the two following courses and distances;
(14)
South 28 degrees 13 minutes 56 seconds East, 172.23
feet, more or less, to a point of curvature.
(15)
Following along the arc of a circle curving to the right having a
radius of 1,140 feet, the arc distance of 487.75 feet, more or less,
to a point of tangency a corner of lands of said Williams.
Thence (16) through lands of Williams and lands of N/F Naomi
C. Fox, North 86 degrees 15 minutes 34 seconds East, 435.83 feet,
more or less, to a point in line of lands of N/F J. Augustus Cadwallader
et ux, and said Fox.
Thence (17) following along said lands of Fox and Cadwallader
and lands of N/F Albert A. and Jean A. Sander, Jr., North 1 degree
27 minutes 04 seconds East, 402.72 feet, more or less, to a corner
of lands of Sander.
Thence along lands of Snader and two following courses and distances:
(18)
South 88 degrees 32 minutes 56 seconds East, 552.11
feet, more or less, to a corner.
(19)
South 4 degrees 17 minutes 56 seconds East, 621.19 feet, more or
less, to a corner in the middle of Mt. Eyre Road (LR09025) in the
Upper Makefield-Lower Makefield Township line.
Thence (20) following along the middle of Mt. Eyre Road and
lands of said Sander and lands of N/F Edwin Morrell et ux, and N/F
Naomi C. Fox and N/F John M. and Estelle Williams, and N/F Victor
R. and Alice Fortunato, and N/F Elmer E. and Ann Harrison, Jr. and
N/F Alan S. and Sandra H. Telson, and N/F Walter J. and Henrietta
Colender and through lands of N/F Robert and Doris Sicard and along
the Township line, South 86 degrees 15 minutes 34 seconds West, 2,150.97
feet, more or less.
Thence (21) through said lands of Sicard and following along
lands of N/F Arthur A. and Mary Elizabeth Johnson and along the Township
line, South 10 degrees 52 minutes West, to a corner of lands of Johnson
in the Upper Makefield-Lower Makefield Township line.
Thence (22) following along said Township line along lands of
Johnson and lands of N/F Mary A. Appenzeller, North 80 degrees 18
minutes West, 533.90 feet, more or less, to a corner of lands of Appenzeller.
Thence (23) continuing along the Upper Makefield-Lower Makefield
Township line and lands of said Appenzeller, North 4 degrees 32 minutes
East, 78.90 feet, more or less, to a corner of N/F Donald A. and Ester
T. Balderston.
Thence (24) following along the said Township line and through
lands of N/F Donald A. and Ester T. Balderston and along lands of
N/F Richard and Janet L. Walker, and N/F Walter S. and Dorothea J.
Evans, and N/F Willi F. and Kathleen M. Schiener, and N/F George N.
and Esther W. Ashton and the aforesaid lands of Howard G. Balderston
and Lester A. Balderston, South 83 degrees 27 minutes West, 1,234.14
feet, more or less, to a corner in the middle of the aforesaid Lindenhurst
Road.
Thence (25) following along the middle of Lindenhurst Road and
lands of Balderston, North 10 degrees 11 minutes West, 199.65 feet,
more or less, to the first mentioned point and place of Beginning.
A plan of the aforedescribed land, prepared by All County, Inc.,
is attached herein and is make a part thereof as Exhibit A (a).
The following words and phrases, when used in this Part, shall
have the following meanings:
The Upper Makefield Township Board of Historical Architectural
Review.
The Upper Makefield Township Board of Supervisors.
The Upper Makefield Township Building Inspector.
The Village of Brownsburg and the Village of Dolington Historic
Districts.
The Township of Upper Makefield.
Immediately upon the adoption of this Part,[1] the Township Secretary shall forward a copy hereof to
the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. This Part shall
take effect upon certification by the Pennsylvania Historical Museum
Commission of the historical significance of the Village of Brownsburg
Historic District.
[1]
Editor's Note: This originally cited Ord. No. 63, adopted
5-14-1979.
A.
Upon receipt by the Township of the certified resolution of the Pennsylvania
Historical and Museum Commission of the historical significance of
the Village of Brownsburg Historic District, the Board of Historical
Architectural Review shall be established by the Board of Supervisors.
B.
The Board of Historical Architectural Review shall be composed of
five members appointed by the Board of Supervisors. The Board shall
be composed of at least one registered architect, at least one registered
realtor, at least one Building Inspector and two additional persons
with a knowledge of and an interest in the preservation of the district.[1]
C.
This initial terms of the first five members of the Board shall be
as follows: one member shall serve a term of one year, two members
shall serve a term of two years and two members shall serve a term
of five years, except that an appointment to fill a vacancy existing
prior to the end of any term for which the member was appointed shall
be only for the unexpired portion of that term.
D.
Any member of the Board may be removed from office for misconduct,
for consistent absence from meetings or for other just cause, by a
majority vote of the Board of Supervisors following a hearing held
for that purpose. The position of any member of the Board, appointed
in his capacity as a registered architect or licensed real estate
broker or the Building Inspector of the Township, who ceases to be
so engaged, shall be automatically considered vacant.
A.
The Board of Historical Architectural Review shall give counsel to
the Board of Supervisors regarding the advisability of issuing any
certificates required to be issued pursuant to this Part and the enabling
legislation pursuant to which it was adopted. For this purpose, the
Board may make and alter rules and regulations for its organization
and procedures, consistent with the ordinance of the Township and
the laws of the commonwealth.
B.
A majority of the Board shall constitute a quorum and action taken
at any meeting shall require the affirmative vote of a majority of
the entire Board.
C.
The members of the Board shall serve without compensation and shall
make an annual report of their transactions to the Board of Supervisors.
D.
The Board may, pursuant to appropriations by the Board of Supervisors,
employ secretarial assistants, pay their salaries and wages and incur
any expense whatsoever without a prior resolution of the Board of
Supervisors authorizing such action.
Except for applications which are limited to interior modifications,
the Building Inspector shall not issue a permit for any erection,
reconstruction, authorization, restoration, demolition or razing of
a building, in whole or in part, within the Village of Brownsburg
and the Village of Dolington Historic Districts until the Board of
Supervisors has issued a certificate of appropriateness.
Upon receipt of an application for a building permit for work
to be done in the Village of Brownsburg and the Village of Dolington
Historic Districts, the Building Inspector shall act in accordance
with the procedures being followed at the effective date of this section[1] in that office, except as to those procedures that are
necessarily modified by the following requirements.
A.
The Inspector shall forward to the office of the Board of Historical
Architectural Review a copy of the application for a building permit,
together with a copy of the plot plan and the building plans to scale
and specifications filed by the applicant. The building plans and
specifications filed by the applicant. The building plans and specifications
required of any applicant shall be such as provide the minimum information
necessary for the Board to make its evaluation of the proposed erection,
reconstruction, alteration, restoration, demolition or razing and
shall reflect in the plans, all pertinent elevations, general design,
arrangement, texture, material and color of the building with structures
in the relation of such fact as to similar features of buildings and
structures in the district. This subsection shall be construed less
strictly as to the form of such building plans and specifications
submitted by an individual homeowner desiring to effect minor improvements
to his property, provided that the Board is satisfied that the minimum
necessary information described in this subsection is included herein.
B.
The Inspector shall maintain in his office a record of all such applications
and of his handling and final disposition of the same, which shall
be an addition to and appropriately cross-referenced to his other
records.
C.
The Inspector shall require applicants to submit a sufficient number
of additional copies of materials required to be attached to an application
for the building permit to insure compliance with the foregoing.
[1]
Editor's Note: This originally cited Ord. No. 63, adopted
5-14-1979.
Upon receipt by the Board of Historical Architectural Review
of a notice that an application for a building permit for the erection,
reconstruction, alteration, restoration, demolition or razing of a
building or buildings within the Village of Brownsburg and the Village
of Dolington Historic Districts has been filed with the Building Inspector,
the Board shall schedule a meeting to consider the counsel which the
Board will give to the Board of Supervisors. To insure consideration
at a particular Board meeting, applications shall be submitted at
least 17 days prior to such meeting. The person applying for the permit
shall be given not less than five days' notice of the time and
place of such meeting of the Board and that he may appear to explain
his reasons therefor, provided that the applicant may execute and
file a written waiver of the five-day notice requirement if he elects
to do so in order that the meeting may be scheduled at an earlier
date. The Board or the applicant may invite such other persons as
it desires to attend its meeting.
In determining the counsel to be presented to the Board of Supervisors
concerning the issuance of a certificate of appropriateness for a
permit for the erection, reconstruction, alteration, restoration,
demolition or razing of all or part of the exterior of any building
within the Village of Brownsburg and the Village of Dolington Historic
Districts, the Board of Historical Architectural Review shall consider
the following:
A.
The effect of the proposed change upon the general historic and architectural
nature of the district.
B.
The appropriateness of exterior architectural features which can
be seen from a public street or way.
C.
The general design, arrangement, texture, material and color of the
building or structure and the relation of such factors to similar
features of buildings and structures in the District.
If the Board of Historical Architectural Review, on the basis
of the information received at the meeting and from its general background
and knowledge, decides to counsel against the granting of a certificate
of appropriateness, it shall indicate to the applicant for a building
permit the changes in plans and specifications, if any, which, in
the opinion of the Board, would protect the distinctive historical
character of the Village of Brownsburg and the Village of Dolington
Historic Districts. The Board shall withhold its report to the Board
of Supervisors following its decision until the applicant gives written
notification to the Board whether or not he will abide by the suggested
changes in his plans and specification or until the expiration of
five days, whichever first occurs. If the applicant determines that
he will make the suggested changes, he shall so advise the Board which
shall counsel the Board of Supervisors accordingly.
The Board of Historical Architectural Review, after the meeting provided for in § 4-209 and after the making of any changes in the plans and specification as provided in § 4-211, shall submit to the Board of Supervisors, in writing, its counsel concerning the issuance of a certificate of appropriateness for the grant of refusal of a permit for the erection, reconstruction, alteration, restoration, demolition or razing of all or a part of any building within the Village of Brownsburg and the Village of Dolington Historic Districts. The written report shall set forth the following matters:
A.
The exact location of the area in which the work is to be done.
B.
The exterior changes to be made or the exterior characteristics of
the structures to be erected.
C.
A list of the surrounding structures with their general exterior
characteristics.
D.
The effect of the proposed change upon the general historic and architectural
nature of the district.
E.
The appropriateness of exterior architectural features which can
be seen from a public street or way.
F.
The general design, arrangement, texture, material and color of the
building or structure and the relation of such factors to similar
features of buildings or structures in the district.
G.
The opinion of the Board (including any dissent) as to the appropriateness
of the work proposed as it will preserve or destroy the historic aspect
and nature of the district.
H.
The specific counsel of the Board to issue or to refuse to issue
a certificate of appropriateness.
Upon receipt of the written counsel of the Board of Historical Architectural Review as provided in § 4-212, the Board of Supervisors shall consider, at a regular or special meeting, the question of issuing to the Building Inspector a certificate of appropriateness authorizing a permit for the work covered by the application. The Township Secretary shall give the applicant not less than five days' written notice of the time and place of the meeting at which his application will be considered and of the fact that he has the right to attend and be heard as to his reasons for filing the same; provided, that the applicant may execute and file a written waiver of the five-day notice requirement if he elects to do so in order that the meeting may be scheduled at an earlier date. In determining whether or not to certify to the appropriateness of the proposed erection, reconstruction, alteration, restoration, demolition or razing of all or a part of any building, the Board of Supervisors shall consider the same factors as the Board considers pursuant to § 4-210 and the report of the Board. If the Board of Supervisors approves the application, it shall issue a certificate of appropriateness authorizing the Building Inspector to issue a permit for the work covered. If the Board of Supervisors disapproves, it shall do so in writing, giving reasons therefor, and a copy thereof shall be given to the applicant, to the Building Inspector and to the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. The disapproval shall indicate what changes in the plans and specifications would meet the conditions for protecting the distinctive historical character of the Village of Brownsburg and the Village of Dolington Historic Districts.
Upon receipt of the written disapproval of the Board of Supervisors,
the Building Inspector shall disapprove the application for a building
permit and so advise the applicant. The applicant may appeal from
the disapproval as provided by law and the ordinances of the Township.
The Building Inspector shall have the power to institute any
proceedings at law or in equity necessary for the enforcement of this
Part in the same manner as in his enforcement of other building, zoning
or planning legislation or regulations of the Township.
Whenever any notice is required to be given to the applicant
for a building permit, the requirements of such notice shall be satisfied
by mailing to the applicant by certified mail a copy of such notice
at the address given by the applicant on his application for a building
permit.
Whoever violates or fails to comply with any of the provisions
of this Part shall be fined not more than $250. A separate offense
shall be deemed committed each day during or on which a violation
or noncompliance occurs or continues.
