Any person or persons or agent of the Township aggrieved by any decision of the Zoning Hearing Board may appeal to the Court of Common Pleas. Appeal shall be taken in accordance with Act 247,[1] and other prevailing laws of the state of Pennsylvania.
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Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 10101 et seq., the Municipalities Planning Code.
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It is the intent of this chapter that all questions of interpretation and enforcement shall be first presented to the Zoning Administrator and then the Zoning Hearing Board. Recourse from the decisions of the Zoning Hearing Board shall be to the courts as provided in § 250-273.
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It is further the intent of this chapter that the duties of the Township Supervisors in connection with this chapter shall not include hearing and deciding questions of interpretation and enforcement that may arise. The procedure for deciding such questions shall be as stated in this chapter. Under this chapter the Township Supervisors shall have only the duties 1) of considering and adopting or rejecting proposed amendments or the repeal of this chapter, as provided by law, 2) of establishing a schedule of fees and charges as stated in § 250-275, and 3) those duties specifically noted in other articles of this chapter.
The Township Supervisors shall establish a schedule of fees, charges, and expenses and a collection procedure for building and zoning permits, certificates of zoning compliance, appeals, petitions, and other matters pertaining to this chapter. The schedule of fees shall be posted in the office of the Zoning Administrator, and may be altered or amended only by the Township Supervisors.
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The regulations, restrictions, and boundaries set forth in this chapter may from time to time be amended, supplemented, changed, or repealed. Before voting on the enactment of an amendment, the Township Supervisors shall hold a public hearing thereon, pursuant to public notice, and pursuant to mailed notice and electronic notice to an affected landowner or an owner of a mineral interest in the affected landowner of a tract or parcel of land located within a municipality, or an owner of the mineral rights in a tract or parcel of land within the municipality who has made a timely request in accordance with Section 109 of the MPC.[1] At least 14 days' notice of the time and place of such hearing shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the Township at least once in each of two successive weeks. The first notice shall appear not more than 30 days and the second notice shall appear not less than seven days before such hearing.
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Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 10109.
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If the amendment is initiated by any parties other than the Township Planning Commission, the Township Supervisors shall submit each such amendment to the Township Planning Commission at least 30 days prior to the hearing on such proposed amendment to provide the Township Planning Commission with an opportunity to submit recommendations. In all cases, the proposed amendment shall be submitted to the Lebanon County Planning Department at least 30 days prior to the hearing for review and comment. If after any public hearing held upon an amendment, the proposed amendment is revised, or further revised, to include land previously not affected by it, the Township Supervisors shall hold another public hearing, pursuant to public notice, mailed notice and electronic notice, before proceeding to vote on the amendment.
In their interpretation and application, the provisions of this chapter shall be held to be minimum requirements, adopted for the promotion of the public health, safety, morals, or general welfare. Wherever the requirements of this chapter are at variance with the requirements of any other lawfully adoptive rules, regulations, ordinances, deed restrictions, or covenants, the most restrictive or that imposing the higher standard shall govern.
Whenever a violation of this chapter occurs, or is alleged to have occurred, any person may file a formal compliant in writing. Such compliant stating fully the causes and basis thereof shall be filed with the Zoning Administrator. He shall record properly such compliant, investigate, and take action thereon as provided by this chapter. Any person may also report a complaint orally, but such compliant shall not mandate formal investigation.
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Any person, partnership, or corporation who or which shall violate the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof in a summary proceeding, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $500 nor less than $50, plus cost of prosecution, and/or such person, the members of such partnership, or the officers of such corporation shall be liable to imprisonment for not more than 60 days. Each day that a violation is continued shall constitute a separate offense. All fines collected for violation of the chapter shall be paid over to East Hanover Township.
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The owner or tenant of any building, structure, premises, or part thereof, and any architect, builder, contractor, agent, or other person who commits, participates in, assists in, or maintains such violation may each be found guilty of a separate offense and suffer the penalties herein provided.
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Nothing herein contained shall prevent the Township from taking such other lawful action as is necessary to prevent or remedy any violation.
Should any section or provision of this chapter be declared by the courts to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the chapter as a whole, or any part thereof other than the part so declared to be unconstitutional or invalid.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this chapter, or inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, are here repealed to the extent necessary to give the ordinance full force and effect. This chapter shall become effective on November 25, 2013.