(1) The Zoning Hearing Board shall hold a public hearing, giving public notice in accordance with Article II hereof.

(2) The Zoning Officer, upon receipt of an application to the Zoning Hearing Board, shall request, at least 30 days prior to the public hearing, the review and recommendations of the Upper Providence Township Planning Commission.

(3) The Zoning Hearing Board may request the review and recommendations of technical agencies or appropriate planning agencies to assist in determining the environmental impact of the proposed use(s). Any such review shall be requested at least 30 days prior to the public hearing.

(4) In rendering a decision, the Zoning Hearing Board may impose special measures or conditions as deemed reasonably necessary and appropriate for the proposed use(s) to conform to the intent of this article.

B. Standards for approval of uses by special exception. In considering a use as a special exception, the Zoning Hearing Board shall consider the following:

(1) The relationship of the proposed use to the specific objectives set forth in § 300-132 of this article.
(2) The standards set forth in § 300-136C of this article.
(3) Abutting property shall not be adversely affected by possible runoff or erosion from the proposed use.
(4) The general welfare, safety and public interest of Upper Providence Township or adjacent municipalities shall not be adversely affected.

(5) Any structures permitted by special exception shall provide evidence that:
 

(a) Proposed buildings or structures are of sound engineering design and that footings are designed to extend to stable soil and/or bedrock.

(b) Proposed vehicular facilities, including road, drives and/or parking areas, shall be so designed that land clearing and/or grading will not cause accelerated erosion. Both vertical and horizontal alignments of vehicular facilities shall be so designed that hazardous circulation conditions shall not be created.

(c) Proposed on-lot sewage disposal facilities shall be properly designed and installed in conformance with all pertinent health regulations.

(d) Proposed nonagricultural displacement of soil shall be for causes consistent with the intent of this chapter and shall be executed in a manner that will not cause excessive erosion or other unstable conditions.

(e) Surface runoff of water will not create unstable conditions, including erosion, and that appropriate stormwater drainage facilities or systems will be constructed as deemed necessary.