The Borough Council may from time to time amend, supplement, change, modify or repeal this chapter, including the Zoning Map. Such shall be done in accordance with the following procedure.
The words "amend," "amendment," "amendments" or "amended" in this chapter shall be deemed to include any modification of the text or phraseology of any provisions or amendments thereof, or any repeal or elimination of any such provision or part thereof, or any addition to the chapter or to an amendment thereof, and shall also be deemed to include any change in the number, shape, boundary or area of any district or districts, any repeal or abolition of any part of such map and, in addition to such map, any new map or maps or any other change in the maps or any map.
Proposals for amendment, supplement, change, modification or repeal may be initiated by the Borough Council on its own motion, by the Borough Planning Commission, or by petition of one or more owners of property to be affected by the proposed amendment, subject to the following provisions:
A.
Proposals initiated by the Borough Council. The Borough Council shall refer every proposed amendment, supplement, change, modification or repeal originated by it to the Borough Planning Commission. Within 30 days of the submission of said proposal, the Planning Commission shall submit to the Borough Council a report containing the Commission's recommendations, including any additions or modifications to the original proposal.
B.
Proposal originated by Borough Planning Commission. The Borough Planning Commission may at any time transmit to the Borough Council any proposal for the amendment, supplement, change, modification or repeal of this chapter.
A.
Before voting on the enactment of an amendment, the Borough Council shall hold a public hearing thereon. No such amendment shall become effective until after such hearing, at which parties in interest and citizens shall have an opportunity to be heard. If after any public hearing held on an amendment the proposed amendment is revised, or further revised, to include land previously not affected by it, the Council shall hold another public hearing, pursuant to public notice, before proceeding to vote on the amendment.
B.
Public notice, as defined by law, shall be given of the time, place and the general nature of such hearing and shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the Borough. Public notices of proposed zoning ordinances and amendments shall include either the full text thereof or a brief summary setting forth the principal provisions in reasonable detail and a reference to a place where copies of the proposed ordinance or amendment may be examined, in addition to the time and place of hearing.
C.
No hearing shall be held before or during the thirty-day period in which the Borough Planning Commission has been directed to review and report its recommendations to the Borough Council.
D.
At least 45 days prior to the public hearing on the proposed amendment, the Borough Council shall submit the amendment to the County Planning Commission for review and recommendations.
A.
The procedure upon curative amendments shall be as established in the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, as amended.
B.
A fee, to be determined by resolution of the Borough Council, shall be paid at the time of submission of a written request for amendment of the chapter in order to cover costs incurred by the Borough. No request for amendment shall be considered unless it is accompanied by the required fee.