The Board of Township Supervisors may, from
time to time, after public notice and hearing as hereinafter prescribed,
amend, supplement, change or repeal this chapter, including the Zoning
Map. Any amendment, supplement, change or repeal may be initiated
by the Township Planning Commission or the Board of Township Supervisors
or by a petition to the Board of Township Supervisors. Such amendment,
supplement, change or repeal shall be submitted to the Township and
County Planning Commissions for their recommendations.
When an amendment, supplement, change or repeal
is initiated by the Township Planning Commission, the proposal shall
be presented to the Board of Township Supervisors, which shall then
proceed in the same manner as with a petition to the Board of Township
Supervisors which has already been reviewed by the Township Planning
Commission.
When an amendment, supplement, change or repeal
is initiated by the Board of Township Supervisors, it shall submit
the proposal to the Township and County Planning Commissions for review
and recommendations.
The petition for an amendment, supplement, change
or repeal shall contain as fully as possible all the information requested
by the Zoning Officer, shall include an accurate legal description
and surveyed plan of any land to be rezoned and shall be signed by
at least one record owner of the property in question, whose signature
shall be notarized, attesting to the truth and correctness of all
the facts and information presented in the petition. A fee to be established
by the Board of Township Supervisors shall be paid upon the filing
of such petition for change for the purpose of defraying the costs
of the proceedings prescribed herein.
After receipt of the petition by the Board of
Township Supervisors, said petition shall be presented to the Township
and County Planning Commissions for their review and recommendations
at least 30 days prior to the public hearing. A report of the Township
Planning Commission's review, together with any recommendations, shall
be given to the Board of Township Supervisors, in writing, within
30 days from the date of said referral. The recommendation of the
Township Planning Commission shall include a specific statement as
to whether or not the proposed action is in accordance with the intent
of any formally adopted Township Comprehensive Plan. The recommendation
of the Lancaster County Planning Commission shall be made to the Board
of Township Supervisors within 45 days, and the proposed action shall
not be taken until such recommendation is made. If, however, the Lancaster
County Planning Commission fails to act within 45 days, the Board
of Township Supervisors shall proceed without its recommendation.
[Amended 1-27-2003 by Ord. No. 164]
A landowner who desires to challenge on substantive
grounds the validity of this chapter or the Zoning Map or any provision
thereof which prohibits or restricts the use or development of land
in which such landowner has an interest may submit a curative amendment
to the Board of Supervisors with a written request that its challenge
and proposed amendment be heard and decided as provided in the Municipalities
Planning Code. The Board of Supervisors shall fix a reasonable time
and place for the hearing and shall give notice as required by the
Municipalities Planning Code. The Board of Supervisors shall conduct
all hearings on the curative amendment and shall render its decision
within the time limits and in the manner required by the Municipalities
Planning Code.
[Amended 1-27-2003 by Ord. No. 164]
The Board of Supervisors shall fix a reasonable
time and place for the public hearing on any proposed amendment to
this chapter or to the Zoning Map. The Board of Supervisors shall
provide notice of the public hearing and consideration for enactment
of such proposed ordinance in accordance with the Municipalities Planning
Code.
Whenever there has been a change in the boundary
of a zoning district or a reclassification of the zoning district
adopted in accordance with the above, the change on the Official Map
shall be made, shall be duly certified by the Township Secretary and
shall thereafter be refiled as part of the permanent records of the
township.