The Borough Council of the Borough of West Conshohocken, from time to time, may amend, supplement, change, modify or repeal this chapter, including the Zoning Map, by the procedures noted herein.
The Borough Council, by resolution adopted at a regular or special meeting, shall fix the time and place of a public hearing on the proposed amendment and cause public notice thereof to be given as follows:
A. 
By publishing a notice thereof once a week in one newspaper of general circulation in the Borough not more than 30 days nor less than seven days prior to the hearing.
[Amended 3-8-2000 by Ord. No. 99-16, approved 3-8-2000]
B. 
The notice shall state the general nature of the proposed amendment and that full opportunity to be heard will be given to any citizen and all parties in interest attending such hearing.[1]
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Editor's Note: Former Subsection C, which provided for the posting of a notice upon property affected by a proposed amendment, and which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 3-8-2000 by Ord. No. 99-16, approved 3-8-2000.
A. 
Application. Every application for amendment of the Zoning Ordinance shall first be presented to the Zoning Officer, and shall contain the following:
(1) 
The applicant's name and address and his representative and the interest of every person represented in the application.
(2) 
A plan showing the extent of the area to be rezoned, streets bounding and intersecting the area, the land use and zone classification of abutting districts and photographs of the area to be rezoned and of the abutting area.
(3) 
A statement of the circumstances in the proposed district and the abutting districts and any other factors on which the applicant relies as reasons for supporting the proposed rezoning.
(4) 
The approximate time schedule for the beginning and completion of development in the area.
(5) 
A site plan, to scale, indicating the location of structures, uses and areas for off-street parking and loading.
(6) 
Information about the market area to be served by the proposed development if a commercial use, including population, effective demand for proposed business facilities and any other information.
B. 
Petition; public hearing. Whenever the owners of 50% or more of the property within any district or of the property owners of property fronting on the same street or streets or abutting the property sought to be changed and situate within 500 feet shall present to the Borough Council a petition duly signed and acknowledged, requesting an amendment, supplement, change, modification or repeal of the regulations prescribed or of the Zoning Map including such district, it shall be the duty of the Borough Council to hold a public hearing thereon and cause notice thereof to be given in the manner prescribed in § 113-134 herein. Such petition shall set forth the following facts:
(1) 
Signature and address of each petitioner, together with the amount of foot frontage in any district or part thereof.
(2) 
The petition, if pertaining to the Zoning Map, shall have attached thereto a plot plan of the property to be affected.
At the public hearing, full opportunity to be heard shall be given to any citizen and all parties in interest.
The Borough shall refer all changes or amendments to the Planning Commission for review and recommendation 30 days prior to taking final action on such request. The Planning Commission shall consider whether or not the proposed change or amendment would be, in the view of the Commission, consistent with and desirable in furtherance of the adopted West Conshohocken Comprehensive Plan.
All proposed changes or amendments to this chapter shall be referred by the Borough to the Montgomery County Planning Commission for review and comment in accordance with the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, at least 30 days prior to taking final action on such changes or amendments.
In case of a protest against such change, signed by the owners of 20% or more either of the area of the lots included in such proposed change or of those immediately adjacent in the rear or in the front or to either side thereof extending 100 feet therefrom, such amendment shall not become effective, except by the favorable vote of all the members of the Borough Council.
For the purpose of defraying expenses of advertising, etc., applications for amendments shall be accompanied by cash payments to the Borough as shall be determined by Borough Council from time to time.