Except where expressly exempted, the following procedures for
the administration and enforcement of the requirements of this chapter
shall apply uniformly throughout Leacock Township.
All proposals for amendment, supplement, change, modification
or repeal shall conform to the requirements of the MPC.
A. Before voting on the enactment of an amendment, the Board of Supervisors
shall hold a public hearing thereon, pursuant to public notice and
pursuant to mailed notice and electronic notice, if applicable per
53 P.S. § 10109. In addition, if the proposed amendment
involves a Zoning Map change, notice of said public hearing shall
be conspicuously posted by the Township at points deemed sufficient
by the Township along the tract to notify potentially interested citizens.
The affected tract or area shall be posted at least one week prior
to the date of the hearing.
B. In addition to the requirement that notice be posted under Subsection
A above, where the proposed amendment involves a Zoning Map change, notice of the public hearing shall be mailed by the Township at least 30 days prior to the date of the hearing by first class mail to the addresses to which real estate tax bills are sent for all real property located within the area being rezoned, as evidenced by tax records within the possession of the Township. The notice shall include the location, date and time of the public hearing. A good-faith effort and substantial compliance shall satisfy the requirements of this subsection. This clause shall not apply when the rezoning constitutes a comprehensive rezoning.
C. In the case of an amendment other than that prepared by the Township
Planning Commission, the Board of Supervisors shall submit each such
amendment to the Township Planning Commission at least 30 days prior
to the hearing on such proposed amendment to provide the Township
Planning Commission an opportunity to submit recommendations.
D. If after any public hearing held upon an amendment the proposed amendment
is changed substantially, or is revised, to include land previously
not affected by it, the Board of Supervisors shall hold another public
hearing, pursuant to public notice and mailed notice and electronic
notice, if applicable, before proceeding to vote on the amendment.
E. At least 30 days prior to the public hearing on the amendment by
the Board of Supervisors, the Township shall also submit the proposed
amendment to the Lancaster County Planning Commission for recommendations.
F. Within 30 days after enactment, a copy of the amendment to this chapter
shall be forwarded to the Lancaster County Planning Commission.
Any party aggrieved by any decision of the Zoning Board may
appeal to the Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County in the manner
provided by the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the MPC.