The Board of the Township Supervisors may, from
time to time, amend, supplement, change, modify or repeal this chapter,
including the Zoning Map, by proceeding in accordance with the Municipalities
Planning Code and, where not inconsistent therewith, by proceeding in
the following manner.
The Board of Township Supervisors by resolution
adopted at a stated meeting shall fix the time and place of a public
hearing on the proposed amendment and cause notice thereof stating
the specific nature of the proposed amendment to be given as follows:
A. By providing public notice thereof as prescribed in
§ 610(a) of the Municipalities Planning Code. The notice
shall state the particular nature of the matter to be addressed through
the proposed amendment and a reference to a place in the Township
where copies of the proposed amendment may be examined or purchased
at a charge not exceeding the cost thereof.
B. By mailing a notice thereof to every resident or association
of residents of the Township who shall have registered their names
and addresses for this purpose with the Zoning Hearing Board.
C. Where the proposed amendment involves a Zoning Map
change, notice of the public hearing shall be conspicuously posted
by the Township along the perimeter of 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.
D. In the event substantial amendments are made to the
proposed amendment, then the Board, at least 10 days prior to the
scheduled vote on enactment, shall readvertise, in a newspaper of
general circulation within the Township, a brief summary setting forth
all the provisions in reasonable detail together with a summary of
the proposed amendments. The Board also shall readvertise any proposed
amendment where the scheduled date of enactment is more than 60 days
following the date of the last advertisement of the proposed amendment.
E. If, after public hearing held on a proposed amendment, the amendment is changed substantially or revised, or further revised, to include land not previously affected by it, the Board of Supervisors shall hold another public hearing pursuant to the notice specified in §
250-58 hereof before proceeding to vote on the amendment.
Whenever the owners of 51% or more of the assessed valuation in any zoning district shall present to the Board of Township Supervisors a petition duly signed and acknowledged requesting an amendment, supplement, change, modification or repeal of the regulations prescribed for the Zoning Map including such district, it shall be the duty of the Board of Township Supervisors to hold a public hearing thereon and cause notice thereof to be given in the manner prescribed in §
250-58.
At the public hearing full opportunity to be
heard shall be given to any resident and all parties in interest.