[Amended 10-30-1990 by Ord. No. 715]
The Royersford Borough Council may, from time to time, amend, supplement, change, modify, or repeal this chapter by proceeding in the following manner. 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 each week for two successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the Borough. The first notice shall not be more than 30 days nor less than seven days from the date of the hearing.
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The notice shall state the time and place of the hearing, 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.
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Whenever a proposed amendment affects a particular property, then there shall be posted upon said property or premises, at such place or places as the Borough Council may direct, notice of said proposed amendment.
All proposed amendments, before adoption, shall be referred to the Borough Planning Commission, and the Montgomery County Planning Commission at least 30 days prior to the public hearing, for recommendation and report, which shall not be binding.
In case any building or structure is erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered, repaired, converted, or maintained, or any building, structure, or land is used in violation of this chapter or any regulations made pursuant thereto, the proper Borough authorities, in addition to other remedies, may institute any appropriate action or proceedings to prevent such unlawful erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, conversion, maintenance, or use, to restrain, correct, or abate such violation, and to prevent any illegal act, conduct, business or use in or about such premises.
It shall be the duty of the Building Code Official to take cognizance of violations of this chapter. He/she shall investigate each violation which comes to his attention, whether by observation or communication. He/she shall order in writing the correction of such conditions as are found to be in violation of this chapter. He/she shall institute proper legal action to enforce the penalties as hereinafter set forth and shall notify the Borough Council of violations. If, in the opinion of the Building Code Official, the violation creates an imminent danger to life and property, the violator shall be ordered to discontinue such violation immediately, provided that violators may, at the discretion of the Building Code Official, be allowed 30 days after notification to correct violations.