Whenever the public necessity, convenience or
general welfare indicate, the governing body may, by ordinance in
accordance with applicable laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
amend, supplement or change the regulations, restrictions, boundaries
or classifications of buildings, structures and land, as the same
are established by this chapter or may hereafter be made a part thereof.
Applications or petitions for any change or
amendments to existing zoning districts shall be made to the office
of the Planning Commission and shall be accompanied with a fee as
determined by the governing body payable to Patterson Township and
shall be deposited in the general fund. This fee is for the purpose
of defraying the costs of preparing the necessary plats, maps, data,
legislation and notices and all official publications required by
the Township and shall not be refundable even though the application
is disapproved by the governing body.
The Board of Township Commissioners may from
time to time on its own motion or petition, after public notice and
hearing, amend the regulations and districts herein established, but
no amendment shall become effective unless the same shall have first
been submitted to the Planning Commission for approval, and said Commission
shall have been allowed a reasonable time for consideration and report,
and no such amendment which has been disapproved by said Commission
shall take effect unless subsequently passed by a two-thirds vote
of the governing body.