A. The Zoning Hearing Board or the hearing officer, as the case may be, shall render a decision or, when no decision is called for, make written findings on the application in accordance with the requirements of the MPC and within 45 days after the last hearing before the Zoning Hearing Board. Where the application is contested or denied, each decision shall be accompanied by findings of fact and conclusions based thereon, together with the reasons therefore. Conclusions based on any provisions of this Chapter, or any other land use ordinance, rule or regulation or any provision of the MPC shall contain a reference to the provisions relied on and the reasons why the conclusion is deemed appropriate in the light of the facts found. If the hearing is conducted by a hearing officer and there has been no stipulation that the hearing officer’s decision or findings are final, the Zoning Hearing Board shall make the hearing officer’s report and recommendations available to the parties within 45 days, the parties shall be entitled to make written representations thereon to the Zoning Hearing Board prior to final decision or entry of findings, and the Zoning Hearing Board’s decision shall be entered no later than 30 days after the report of the hearing officer.
B. A copy of the final decision or, when no decision is called for, of the findings, shall be delivered personally or mailed to the applicant no later than the day following its date.
