Borough of Phoenixville, PA AMENDMENTS, VALIDITY, AND REPEALER

[Ord. 2016-2267, 10/11/2016]

The Borough Council may, from time to time, amend, supplement, change, modify, or repeal this chapter by proceeding in accordance with the regulations of this Part. The Borough Council shall, by resolution adopted at a regular or special meeting, fix the time and place of a public hearing on the proposed amendment and cause public notice thereof to be given as follows:

Amendments to the Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance shall become effective only after a public hearing held pursuant to public notice in the manner prescribed for enactment of a proposed ordinance pursuant to Article of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code. In addition, in case of an amendment other than that prepared by the Planning Commission, the Borough Council shall submit each such amendment to the Planning Commission for recommendations at least 30 days prior to the date fixed for the public hearing on such proposed amendment. At least 30 days prior to the hearing on the amendment, the Borough shall submit the proposed amendment to the County Planning Commission for recommendations.

Within 30 days after adoption, the Borough Council shall forward a certified copy of any amendment to the Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance to the County Planning Commission.

Proposed subdivision and land development ordinances and amendments shall not be enacted unless notice of proposed enactment is given in the manner set forth in this section and shall include the time and place of the meeting at which passage will be considered and a reference to a place within the Borough where copies of the proposed ordinance or amendment may be examined without charge or obtained for a charge not greater than the cost thereof. The Borough Council shall publish the proposed ordinance or amendment once in one newspaper of general circulation in the Borough not more than 60 days nor less than seven days prior to passage. Publication of the proposed ordinance or amendment shall include either the full text thereof or the title and a brief summary, prepared by the Borough Solicitor and setting forth all the provisions in reasonable detail. If the full text is not included:

A copy thereof shall be supplied to a newspaper of general circulation in the Borough at the time the public notice is published.

An attested copy of the proposed ordinance shall be filed in the County Law Library or other county office designated by the County Commissioners, who may impose a fee no greater than that necessary to cover the actual costs of storing said ordinances.

In the event substantial amendments are made in the proposed ordinance or amendment, before voting upon enactment, the Borough Council shall, at least 10 days prior to enactment, readvertise, in one newspaper of general circulation in the Borough, a brief summary setting forth all the provisions in reasonable detail together with a summary of the amendments.

Subdivision and land development ordinances and amendments may be incorporated into official ordinance books by reference with the same force and effect as if duly recorded therein.