The Municipal Council of Norristown may, from time to time,
amend, supplement, change, modify or repeal this chapter, including
the Zoning Map, by proceeding in the following manner and as otherwise
required by law.
A.
Standards.
(1)
Before voting on the enactment of an amendment, Council shall
hold a public hearing thereon, pursuant to public notice. In addition,
if the proposed amendment involves a Zoning Map change, notice of
said public hearing shall be conspicuously posted at points deemed
sufficient 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.
(2)
In addition to the requirement that notice be posted under Subsection A(1), where the proposed amendment involves a Zoning Map change, notice of the public hearing shall be mailed 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 municipality of Norristown. 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.
(a)
This subsection shall not apply when the rezoning constitutes
a comprehensive rezoning.
(3)
In the case of an amendment other than that prepared by the
Norristown Planning Commission, Council shall submit each such amendment
to the Planning Commission at least 30 days prior to the hearing on
such proposed amendment to provide the Planning Commission an opportunity
to submit recommendations.
(4)
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, Council shall hold another public hearing,
pursuant to public notice, before proceeding to vote on the amendment.
(5)
Norristown shall submit all zoning text and Zoning Map amendments
to the County Planning Commission at least 30 days prior to the public
hearing for recommendations.
(6)
Within 30 days after enactment, a copy of the amendment to the
zoning ordinance shall be forwarded to the County Planning for their
files.
A.
Standards. Every application for amendment of this chapter 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 zoned, streets bounding
and intersecting the area, the land use and zone classification of
abutting districts and the photographs of the area to be rezoned and
abutting areas.
(3)
A statement of the circumstances in the proposed district and
the abutting districts and any other factors on which the applicant
relies as reason for supporting the proposed rezoning.
(4)
The approximate time schedule for the beginning and completion
of development in the area.
(5)
A site plan, drawn to scale, indicating the locations 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 describing
the relationship of the proposed development to the needs of the market
area as the Zoning Officer, Planning Commission or governing body
shall prescribe.
(7)
For a change or amendment to this chapter and/or the Zoning
Map, the applicant or appellant shall pay a fee established by resolution
by Council which may be amended from time to time by resolution of
Council for each application for such change.
