The Board of Supervisors 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.
[Amended 8-13-1998 by Ord. No. 98-4]
Every application for amendment of this chapter
shall first be presented for review by the Board of Supervisors and
shall contain the following:
A. The name, address and interest of each person represented
by the application, and the name and address of the applicant's representative.
B. A plan or map showing the extent of the area to be
rezoned or districts to be affected, streets bounding and intersecting
the area, land use and zoning classification of abutting districts,
and photographs of the area to be rezoned and abutting areas.
C. 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.
D. The approximate time schedule for the beginning and
completion of development in the area.
E. A site plan to scale indicating the location of structures,
uses, area for off-street parking and loading.
F. 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.
G. A community impact analysis with sufficient information
regarding traffic, water supply, sewage disposal, environmental issues
and any other issues relevant to the proposal.
H. All review required by the Pennsylvania Department
of Transpiration and Environmental Protection.
I. Fee as established by the Board of Supervisors.
Upon receipt of a complete application and appropriate
fee, the Board of Supervisors shall review and consider the application
as follows:
A. Prior to voting on the enactment of an amendment,
the Board of Supervisors shall hold a public hearing pursuant to public
notice, at a time and place fixed by resolution adopted at a regular
or special meeting.
B. The application shall be referred to the Planning
Commission when not prepared by them, and a period of 30 days prior
to the public hearing allowed for their review and comment.
C. The application shall be referred to the Montgomery
County Planning Commission and a period of 30 days prior to the public
hearing allowed for their review and comment.
[Amended 6-13-2002 by Ord. No. 02-09]
A. Notice of hearing. Notice of the hearing shall be
published once a week for two successive weeks in a newspaper of general
circulation in the Township. Such notice shall state the time and
place of the hearing and particular nature of the matter to be considered
at the hearing. The first publication shall not be more than 30 days
and the second publication shall not be less than seven days from
the date of the hearing. The notice shall include reference to the
time and place of the hearing as well as the place in the Township
where copies of the amendment may be examined without charge or obtained
for the cost of reproduction.
B. Publication of text. The full text of the proposed
amendment, or a reasonable detailed summary prepared by the Township
Solicitor, shall be published once in a newspaper of general circulation
in the Township, no less than seven days and not more than 60 days
before a vote of enactment. If the full text is not published:
(1) A copy of the full text shall be supplied to the publishing
newspaper at the time of publication.
(2) An attested copy of the full text shall be filed in
the Montgomery County Law Library.
C. Mailed notice. Notice shall be mailed to every person
or group who shall have registered with the Township their names and
addresses for this purpose.
D. Perimeter posting. If the proposed amendment involves
a Zoning Map change, notice of said 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, and shall
be conspicuously posted along the perimeter of the affected tract
by the Township at least one week prior to the public hearing, at
points deemed by the Township to be sufficient to notify potentially
interested citizens. The notice shall include the location, date and
time of the public hearing.
E. Change to amendment. If, after any public hearing,
the proposed amendment is changed substantially or is revised to include
land not previously affected, the Board of Supervisors shall hold
another public hearing, pursuant to public notice, before proceeding
to a vote on the amendment.
F. Notice of change to amendment. Where a public hearing is required in accordance with Subsection
E, above, at least 10 days before voting to enact the Board of Supervisors shall publish in a newspaper of general circulation in the Township a brief summary setting forth in reasonable detail the provisions of the amendment along with a summary of the changed portions of the amendment.
Township curative amendments or citizen challenge
and curative amendments submitted to the Board of Supervisors shall
be considered in accordance with the provisions and procedures of
the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, as amended.