Effective date of amendments. Amendments to
this chapter shall become effective only after a public hearing held
pursuant to public notice in the manner prescribed for enactment of
a subdivision and land development ordinance by the MPC. In addition,
in case of an amendment other than that prepared by the Planning Commission,
the Board of Commissioners shall submit each such amendment to the
Planning Commission and to the LVPC for recommendation at least 30
days prior to the date fixed for the public hearing on such proposed
amendment.
The decisions of the Board of Commissioners
with respect to the approval or disapproval of a land development
plan may be appealed directly to the Court of Common Pleas as is provided
for in the MPC.