This chapter shall be know and may be cited
as the "Zoning Ordinance of the Borough of Freedom." The map herein
referred to, which is identified as the "Zoning Map of the Borough
of Freedom," and all the explanatory matter thereon are hereby adopted
and made part of this chapter.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Zoning Map appears at the
end of this chapter.
In order to avail itself of the powers conferred
by this chapter, the Borough Council shall appoint a commission of
five citizens, to be known as the "Planning Commission of Freedom
Borough," to recommend the boundaries of the various original districts
and appropriate regulations to be enforced therein of the Zoning Ordinance.
Such Commission shall make a preliminary report and hold public hearings
thereon before submitting its final report, and such Council shall
not hold its public hearings or take action until it has received
the final report of such Commission. At least 30 days prior to the
submission of such recommendations (of the Zoning Ordinance) to the
Borough Council, the Planning Commission shall submit the proposed
ordinance to the County Planning Commission for recommendations.
Before voting on the enactment of a Zoning Ordinance,
the Borough Council shall hold a public hearing thereon, pursuant
to a public notice. The vote on the enactment by the Borough Council
shall be within 90 days after the public hearing.
Public notices of the proposed Zoning Ordinance
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 borough where copies of the proposed ordinance
may be examined, in addition to the time and place of hearing.
After enactment, if the advertisement of a Zoning
Ordinance 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 borough where copies of such ordinance
shall be obtainable for a charge not greater than the cost thereof
and available for examination without charge. Zoning Ordinances may
be incorporated into official ordinance books by reference with the
same force and effect as if duly recorded therein.
