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.
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 applicants' 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 zoning
district and the abutting zoning districts, and any other factors
on which the applicant relies as reasons 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, areas for off-street parking and loading.
F.
Information about the market area to be served by
the proposed development, if a commercial or other business 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.
Other information which may be required by the Zoning
Officer or 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 Township
Planning Commission when not prepared by it, and a period of 30 days
prior to the public hearing allowed for its 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 its review and comment.
A.
Notice of hearing. Notice of the hearing shall be
published once each 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 the 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 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 reasonably detailed summary prepared by the Township,
shall be published once in a newspaper of general circulation in the
Township, no less than seven days and no more than 60 days before
a vote of enactment. If the full text is not published:
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.
Posting of the property. If the proposed amendment
involves a Zoning Map change, notice of said public hearing shall
be conspicuously posted along the affected property or properties
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.
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 revised amendment, the Supervisors shall publish in a newspaper of general circulation in the Township a brief summary setting forth in reasonable detail the provision of the amendment along with a summary of the changed portions of the amendment.
A.
The Board of Supervisors shall vote on the proposed
amendment within 60 days of the last publication of the text, or new
publication shall be required.
B.
The Board of Supervisors shall vote on the proposed
amendment within 90 days of the last public hearing, or a new public
hearing shall be required.
C.
Within 30 days of enactment, a copy of the amendment
shall be forwarded to the Montgomery County Planning Commission.
Township curative amendments, and 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,[1] as amended.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 10101
et seq.
Applications for amendments shall be accompanied
by fees in accordance with a fee schedule adopted by resolution of
the Board of Supervisors, as amended.
