Amendments to this chapter shall become effective
only after a public hearing held by the Township Supervisors pursuant
to public notice. The Planning Commission shall make recommendations
to the Board of Supervisors on any amendment, within 30 days prior
to the date of the public hearing.
At least 30 days prior to the date of the public
hearing on an amendment to this chapter, a copy of the proposed amendment
shall be forwarded to the Allegheny County Planning Department for
review and recommendation.
Within 30 days after adoption, the Board of
Supervisors shall forward a certified copy of any amendment to this
chapter to the Allegheny County Planning Department for its files.
The text of any amendment to this chapter may
be examined at a place designated by the Board of Supervisors prior
to its consideration. Notice of said amendment to this chapter and
a summary thereof shall be published not more than 60 days nor less
than seven days prior to passage.
No change in this chapter or the Zoning Ordinance
shall adversely affect the applicant's right to complete any finally
approved aspect of the proposed development within five years from
such approval, when an application for approval of a subdivision plat
has been approved or when an application for land development has
been approved and the applicant accepts the conditions of approval.