Whenever the public necessity, convenience or general welfare
indicates, the Board of Commissioners may, by ordinance in accordance
with the Municipalities Planning Code and the applicable laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
amend, supplement or change this chapter or the regulations, restrictions,
boundaries or classifications of buildings, structures and land, as
the same are established by this chapter or may hereafter be made
a part hereof. The rezoning of any district or portion of any district
can be accomplished only by amendment to this chapter and the Zoning
Map.
Applications and petitions by interested parties or entities
for any changes or amendments to an existing zoning district in the
Township of Shaler or for a change in the Zoning Map or for a curative
amendment shall be made to the Manager of the Township of Shaler and
shall be accompanied with a fee as set by the Board of Commissioners
and revised from time to time and with a guaranty that the applicant
shall reimburse the Township for all reasonable expenditures associated
with the application. This fee is for the purpose of defraying the
costs of preparing the necessary data, ordinance and notices and is
not refundable, except to the extent hereinafter set forth, even though
the application is disapproved by the Board of Commissioners. Any
portion of said fee which is in excess of the actual direct and indirect
costs incurred by the Township of Shaler in processing said applications
and petitions shall be refundable to the applicant or petitioner.
In the case where a curative amendment or challenge is successfully
upheld by a court, the entire fee shall be refunded to the applicant.
The Board of Commissioners may, from time to time by resolution, either
increase or decrease said fee.
The procedure for landowner curative amendments or municipal
curative amendments shall be as provided in the Municipalities Planning
Code.