The Township Board of Supervisors may, from
time to time, on its own motion or on petition or recommendation of
the Planning Commission, amend, supplement or repeal any of the regulations
and provisions of this chapter after public notice and hearing. Before
the public hearing, each proposed amendment, except those coming from
the Township Planning Commission, must be referred to the Township
Planning Commission for its recommendations at least 30 days prior
to the hearing on such amendment. If, after any public hearing held
upon an amendment, the proposed amendment is revised or further revised
to include land previously not affected by it, the governing body
shall hold another public hearing, pursuant to public notice, before
proceeding to vote on the amendment. At least 30 days prior to the
hearing on the ordinance or amendment by the Township Board of Supervisors,
the Township Planning Commission shall submit the proposed ordinance
or amendments to the Perry County Planning Commission for recommendations.
In addition, if the proposed amendment involves a zoning map change,
notice of said public hearing shall be conspicuously posted by the
municipality at points deemed sufficient by the municipality along
the perimeter of the tract to notify potentially interested citizens.
The affected tract or area shall be posted at least one week prior
to the date of the hearing.
The procedure upon curative amendments shall
be in accordance with the requirements of the Pennsylvania Municipalities
Planning Code, Act 247, as amended, Sections 609.1 and 609.2.
Public notices of proposed zoning ordinances
and amendments shall include either the full text thereof, or a brief
summary setting forth the principal provisions in reasonable detail,
and a reference to a place within the Township where copies of the
proposed ordinance or amendment may be examined, in addition to the
time and place of hearing.
After enactment, if the advertisement of a zoning
ordinance or amendment is required by other laws respecting the advertisement
of ordinances, such advertisement may consist solely of a reference
to the place or places within the municipality where such copies of
such ordinance or amendment shall be obtainable for a charge not greater
than the cost thereof and available for examination without charge.
Zoning ordinance and amendments may be incorporated into official
ordinance books by reference with the same force and effect as if
duly recorded therein.