Purusant to the Pennsylvania Municipal Planning Code (MPC), Act of 1968 every municipality which has enacted or enacts a zoning ordinance shall create a Zoning Hearing Board.  The purpose of this board is to hear issues that require variance relief or special exception from requirements set forth in the zoning ordinance.  

West Caln Township's Zoning Hearing Board consists of three members and one alternate.  Meetings are held on an "as needed" basis, not on a monthly basis as are all of the other Township Commissions/Boards.  Pursuant to the MPC, meetings are advertised in a newspaper or general circulation as they arise and notice is provided to surrounding property owners with 500' of the subject location. Metings are held at the township building, 721 W Kings Highway, Coatesville, PA commencing at 7:00pm unless otherwise noted below: 

The meeting listed below will take place on Tuesday, January 7, 2025:

1. 333 Hill Road - Special Exception from Section 350-1502.A - to permit the construction of a single-story building to be used to test and treat drinking water, or in the alternative, a Variance from Section 350-1502.A.2 - to permit the expansion or enlargement of the existing nonconforming use on the property by more than 25%
2. 742 W Kings Highway - Variance from Section 350-801.A - to permit use of a single-family detached dwelling as a short-term rental

NOTE:  3400 Compass Road - Variance from Section 350-1303.B and 350-1303.D.2 (Required Off-Street Parking) and a Special Exception fromSection 350-701.A.2.F  - to allow for a second permitted use in a single building - NOTE: THIS MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELED AND CONTINUED INDEFINITELY