The Borough Council may introduce and consider amendments to
this chapter and to the Zoning Map, as proposed by a member of the
Borough Council, by the Planning Commission, or by a petition of a
person residing or owning property within the Borough, in accordance
with Section 609 of the Planning Code.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 10609.
Petitions for amendment shall be filed with Borough Council, and the petitioner, upon such filing, shall pay a filing fee in accordance with a schedule established by the Borough Council. All Borough costs associated with §§ 280-58, 280-59 and 280-60 over and above the filing fee shall be borne by the applicant.
Any proposed amendment presented to the Borough Council shall
be referred to the Planning Commission and Erie County Department
of Planning for review prior to a public hearing by the Borough Council.
A thirty-day review period by these planning agencies shall be allowed
before the Borough Council may take final action on the amendment.
Before acting on a proposed amendment, the Borough Council shall
hold at least one public hearing thereon pursuant to public notice.
A landowner in the Borough who desires to challenge on substantive
ground the validity of this chapter or Map, or any provision thereof
which prohibits or restricts the use or development of land in which
he has an interest, may submit a curative amendment to the Borough
Council with a written request that his challenge and proposed amendment
be heard and decided as provided in Sections 609.1 and 609.2 of the
Planning Code.[1] As with other proposed amendments, the curative amendment
shall be referred to the Planning Commission and the Erie County Department
of Planning at least 30 days before the public hearing is conducted
by Borough Council.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. §§ 10609.1 and 10609.2.
