[Added 10-19-1992 by Ord. No. 615]
A. Amendments to this chapter shall become effective only after a public
hearing held pursuant to public notice. A brief summary setting forth
the principal provisions of the proposed amendment and a reference
to the place within the Borough where copies of the proposed amendment
may be secured or examined shall be incorporated in the public notice.
Unless the proposed amendment shall have been prepared by the Planning
Commission, the Borough Council shall submit the amendment to the
Planning Commission at least 30 days prior to the hearing on such
amendment to provide the Planning Commission an opportunity to submit
recommendations. In addition, at least 30 days prior to the public
hearing on the amendment, the Borough shall submit the proposed amendment
to the county planning agency for recommendations.
B. Within 30 days after adoption, the Borough Council shall forward
a certified copy of the amendment to the county planning agency.
C. Proposed amendments shall not be enacted unless notice of proposed
enactment is given in the manner set forth in this section and shall
include the time and place of the meeting at which passage will be
considered and a reference to a place within the Borough where copies
of the proposed amendment may be examined without charge or obtained
for a charge not greater than the cost thereof. The Borough Council
shall publish the proposed amendment once in a newspaper of general
circulation in the Borough 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 Borough Solicitor and setting forth all the provisions
in reasonable detail. If the full text is not included:
(1) A copy thereof shall be supplied to a newspaper of general circulation
in the Borough at the time the public notice is published.
(2) An attested copy of the proposed amendment shall be filed in the
county law library (or other county office designated by the County
Commissioners).
D. In the event substantial amendments are made in the proposed amendment,
before voting upon enactment, the Borough Council shall, at least
10 days prior to enactment, readvertise, in one newspaper of general
circulation in the Borough, a brief summary setting forth all the
provisions in reasonable detail, together with a summary of the amendments.