B.
Before voting on the enactment of an amendment, the Board of Supervisors
shall hold a public hearing thereon, pursuant to public notice. In
the case of an amendment other than that prepared by the Planning
Commission, the Board of Supervisors shall submit each such amendment
to the Planning Commission at least 30 days prior to the hearing on
such proposed amendment to provide the Commission an opportunity to
submit recommendations. 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 Board of Supervisors
shall hold another public hearing, pursuant to public notice, before
proceeding to vote on the amendment.
[Amended 2-9-1976 by Ord.
No. 1976-2]
A.
The proposed amendment shall be submitted at a regular or special
meeting of the Board of Supervisors, which shall fix the time and
place of a public hearing thereon and cause notice, which shall state
the general nature of the proposed amendment, to be given as follows:
(1)
By publishing notice once each week for two successive weeks
in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality. Such notice
shall state the time and place of the hearing and the particular nature
of the matter to be considered at the hearing. The first publication
shall not be more than 30 days and the second publication shall not
be less than seven days from the date of the hearing.
[Amended 11-14-1994 by Ord. No. 1994-4]
(2)
By mailing a notice thereof to every association of residents
of the Township which has registered its name and address for this
purpose with the Board of Supervisors.
B.
Notice of applications for amendment to this chapter shall be given
to the Planning Commission so that the Commission may make recommendations
to the Board of Supervisors concerning the proposed amendment. This
requirement of notice to the Planning Commission shall not require
the Commission to hold public hearings on proposed amendments if it
does not desire to do so. It is the intent of the Board of Supervisors
in inserting this subsection that the procedure set forth in Section
607 of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code (53 P.S. § 10607)
need not be followed since such procedure is required only where a
zoning ordinance is originally enacted. It is further stated that
it is the intention of the Board of Supervisors that if at any time
any proposed amendment is adopted and a Planning Commission is not
in existence or if the Commission fails to make any report or recommendation
on a proposed amendment or if the Board of Supervisors adopts an amendment
to this chapter without giving notice as stated by this subsection,
it shall in no manner invalidate the amendment.
[Amended 11-14-1994 by Ord. No. 1994-4]
D.
At any public hearing on a proposed amendment, full opportunity to
be heard shall be given to all parties in interest.
[Amended 11-12-1979 by Ord. No. 1979-7]
A.
Where an applicant, other than the Board of Supervisors or the Planning Commission, seeks to amend, supplement, change, modify or repeal this chapter, he shall do so by submitting a written request for the change to the Zoning Officer, together with the appropriate filing fee as established by § 172-153, and submitting the following reports and documents:
B.
In addition to the aforesaid fees, the applicant shall deposit with
the Township an additional sum estimated by the Zoning Officer in
escrow, from which all Township costs of any proceedings before the
Board of Supervisors, including but not limited to the cost of legal
advertising, cost of preparing amendatory ordinances and the cost
of amending the official records of the Township, including the Zoning
Map and codifying any revised ordinances, shall be charged. If the
escrow proves to be insufficient, the Township Zoning Officer may
request additional sums to be placed into escrow before the application
is processed any further.
