[Ord. 2-1976, 2/3/1976, § 1900]
The Board of Supervisors may from time to time amend, supplement, change, modify or repeal this chapter, including the Zoning Map, in the following manner:
[Ord. 2-1976, 2/3/1976, § 1901]
The Board of Township Supervisors shall refer each proposed change or amendment to the Planning Commission for review and recommendation 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 the purposes and objectives set forth in Article 1.
[Ord. 2-1976, 2/3/1976, § 1902; as amended by Ord. 1-2001, 3/21/2001, § 3]
1. 
The Board of Township Supervisors, by resolution adopted at a stated meeting, shall fix the time and place of a public hearing on a proposed amendment and cause notice thereof to be given as follows:
A. 
By publishing a notice thereof once a week for two successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the Township.
B. 
By mailing a notice thereof to every resident or association of residents of the Township who shall have registered their names and addresses for this purpose with the Township. In the case of an amendment proposing a change in the use of land, notice shall be provided in accordance with the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, Act 247 of 1968, as re-enacted and amended, 53 P.S. § 10101 et seq, including notification to the governing bodies of abutting contiguous municipalities providing for the right to appear and comment.
C. 
The notices shall state the general nature of the proposed amendment.
[Ord. 2-1976, 2/3/1976, § 1903]
Any landowner who desires to submit a curative amendment may do so pursuant to the procedures set forth in the Municipalities Planning Code, Article VI, § 409.1 and Article X, § 1003, 53 P.S. §§ 10409.1, 11003; provided, however, that insofar as there are costs of hearing such curative amendment, such costs, limited to the initial costs of public notice and stenographic recording and the transcription thereof, shall be borne by the applicant. An initial deposit of $500 shall be made to the Township Secretary-Treasurer, followed by subsequent deposits as such fund is expended. Excess funds upon completion of curative amendment proceedings shall be returned to the applicant.