Council may, from time to time, amend, supplement, change, modify or repeal this chapter. When doing so, Council shall proceed in the manner prescribed in Sections 304, 505, and 506 of Article
V of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code (PAMPC), as amended. The pertinent provisions of these sections are summarized
below.
A. Except
for an amendment proposed by the Planning Commission, Council shall
submit any proposed amendment to the Planning Commission for review
and recommendation.
B. At least
45 days prior to the hearing on the proposed amendment, Council shall
submit any proposed amendment to the Bucks County Planning Commission
for review and recommendation. Council shall take no action to approve
or deny any proposed amendment until it has received a report on the
proposed amendment from the Bucks County Planning Commission, or until
45 days have been allowed for the receipt of such a report.
C. Notice of the date, time, and place of the public hearing on the proposed amendment, and the content of such notice, shall be in accordance with §
177-38 of the PAMPC.
D. In the
event substantial amendments are made in the proposed ordinance or
amendment, before voting on enactment, Council, at least 10 days prior
to enactment, shall readvertise a brief summary setting forth all
the provisions in reasonable detail, together with a summary of the
amendments.
E. Within
30 days following adoption, the Township shall forward a certified
copy of any amendment to this chapter to the Bucks County Planning
Commission.
Appeals from the actions of Council with respect to any application
for subdivision or land development approval shall be governed by
the provisions of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code as they may be amended from time to time, or any successor
legislation thereto.
The existing subdivision and land development ordinance adopted
September 20, 1978, and entitled "Chapter XXII, Subdivision and Land
Development," and all supplements and amendments thereto, are hereby
repealed; provided, however, that if the present ordinance is held
to be ineffective or invalid by reason of some irregularity in or
impediment to its passage, this repealer shall also be ineffective
as aforesaid. Then and in that event, the Subdivision and Land Development
Ordinance of Bristol Township, together with its supplements and amendments,
would necessarily remain in full force and effect.