The Board of Supervisors may, from time to time, amend this
chapter in accordance with the following provisions.
A. Planning Commission review. In the case of amendments other than
those prepared by the Township Planning Commission, the Board of Supervisors
shall submit the proposed amendment to the Planning Commission for
recommendations at least 30 days prior to the date fixed for the public
hearing on the proposed amendment.
B. County Planning Commission review. The proposed amendment shall be
submitted to the Washington County Planning Commission for review
and recommendations at least 30 days prior to the Board of Supervisors'
public hearing on the amendment.
C. Public hearing. Amendments to this chapter shall become effective
only after a public hearing conducted by the Board of Supervisors,
which is held pursuant to public notice as defined herein.
D. Publication, advertisement and availability of ordinance.
(1) Proposed amendments shall not be enacted unless public notice, as
defined herein, of the proposed enactment is given, including the
time and place of the meeting at which passage will be considered
and a reference to a place within the Township where copies of the
proposed amendment may be examined without charge or obtained for
a charge not greater than the cost thereof.
(2) The Board of Supervisors shall publish the proposed amendment once
in one newspaper of general circulation in the Township not more than
60 days nor less than seven days prior to passage. Publication of
the proposed amendment shall include either the full text thereof
or the title and a brief summary prepared by the Township Solicitor
and setting forth all the provisions in reasonable detail. If the
full text is not included:
(a)
A copy thereof shall be supplied to a newspaper of general circulation
in the Township at the time the public notice is published.
(b)
An attested copy of the proposed amendment shall be filed in
the County Law Library or other county office designated by the County
Commissioners, who may impose a fee no greater than that necessary
to cover the actual costs of storing said ordinances.
(c)
In the event substantial amendments are made in the proposed
amendment before voting upon enactment, the Board of Supervisors shall,
at least 10 days prior to enactment, readvertise in one newspaper
of general circulation in the Township, a brief summary setting forth
all the provisions in reasonable detail, together with a summary of
the amendments.
(d)
Subdivision and land development amendments may be incorporated
into official ordinance books by reference with the same force and
effect as if duly recorded therein.
E. Filing after enactment. Within 30 days after adoption, the Board
of Supervisors shall forward a certified copy of the amendment to
the Washington County Planning Commission.
Any party aggrieved by the decision of the Board of Supervisors
regarding a subdivision or land development plan may appeal such decision,
within 30 days of the date of entry of the decision of the Board of
Supervisors, to the Washington County Court of Common Pleas.
Whenever there is a difference between a minimum standard or
dimension specified in this chapter and those contained in another
official regulation, resolution or ordinance of the Township or any
other restriction or covenant, the most restrictive standard shall
apply. If a question of conflict arises between various portions of
this chapter, the most restrictive term shall apply.