The Board of Supervisors may introduce and/or consider amendments
to this chapter and to the Zoning Map, as proposed by a member of
the Board of Supervisors, the Planning Commission, or by a petition
of a person or persons residing or owning property within the Township.
Petitions for amendments shall be filed with the Zoning Officer;
and the petitioners, upon such filing, shall pay an advertising deposit
and a filing fee, in accordance with a fee schedule affixed by the
Township.
Any proposed amendment presented to the Board of Supervisors
without written findings and recommendations from the Springfield
Township Planning Commission and the Mercer County Planning Commission
shall be referred to these agencies for their review and recommendations
prior to the public hearing by the Board of Supervisors. The Board
shall not hold a public hearing upon such amendments until required
reviews and recommendations are received or the expiration of 30 days
from the date that such proposed amendments were submitted to the
Township and County Planning Commissions.
Before acting upon a proposed amendment, the Board of Supervisors
shall, as required by law, hold a public hearing thereon. Public notice
of such hearing is required and shall contain a brief summary of the
proposed amendment and reference to the place where copies of the
same may be examined, and shall be published in accordance with the
provisions of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code.[1] If the proposed amendment involves a change to the Zoning
Map, notice of the public hearing shall be posted at the affected
tract in accordance with Section 609 of the Planning Code[2] at least one week prior to the date of the hearing.
