The Township Council may from time to time on
its own motion or on petition, after public notice and hearing, amend,
supplement or change the regulations and zones herein established.
Whenever the owners of 50% or more of the frontage in any zone or
part thereof shall present a petition duly signed and acknowledged
to the Council, requesting an amendment, supplement, change or repeal
of the regulations prescribed for such zone or part thereof, it shall
be the duty of the Council to vote upon said petition within 90 days
after the filing of the same by the petitioners with the Municipal
Clerk. All zoning amendments shall be referred to the Planning Board
for a recommendation.
If any area is hereafter transferred to another
zone by a change in zone boundaries by an amendment as above provided,
the provisions of this chapter in regard to buildings or premises
existing at the time of the passage of this chapter shall apply to
buildings or premises existing at the time of passage of such amendment
in such transferred area.