Any person aggrieved by a decision of the Zoning Officer or by an enforcement notice sent by the Township pursuant to the Municipalities Planning Code shall have the right to appeal to the Zoning Hearing Board within 30 days of such decision by filing with the Zoning Officer, specifying the grounds thereof and including the following:
1. The name and address of the applicant or appellant;
2. The name and address of the owner of the lot to be affected by such appeal;
3. A brief description and location of the lot to be affected by such appeal;
4. A statement of the present zoning classification of the lot in question, the improvements thereon and the present use thereof;
5. A statement of the section of this chapter under which the appeal is made and reasons why it should be granted or a statement of the section of this chapter governing the situation in which the alleged erroneous ruling is being appealed and the reasons for this appeal;
6. A reasonably accurate description of the present improvements and the additions or changes intended to be made under this application, indicating the size, material and general construction thereof. In addition, there shall be attached a plot plan of the real property to be affected, indicating the location and size of the lot and size of improvements existing thereon and proposed to be erected thereon; and
7. In the case of an appeal from an enforcement notice, the appeal must include:
A. A detailed statement setting forth any factual allegations in the enforcement notice with which the applicant disagrees; and
B. A detailed statement setting forth any legal conclusion in the enforcement notice with which the applicant disagrees together with any affirmative defenses that the applicant may claim, such as nonconforming use, laches, waiver, nonapplicability of ordinance provisions, or invalidity of relevant ordinance provisions.
8. Any defense must be set forth with sufficient detail and specificity to enable the Township and Zoning Hearing Board to fully understand the claims made by appellant.
