[Ord. No. 2002-196, 9/30/2002]
1. Amendments to this chapter shall become effective only after a public
hearing held pursuant to public notice in the manner prescribed for
enactment of a proposed ordinance by Section 504 of the Pennsylvania
Municipalities Planning Code. In addition, in case of an amendment other than that prepared
by the Planning Commission, 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.
2. At least 30 days prior to the date of the hearing on the amendment,
the Borough shall submit the proposed amendment to the Westmoreland
County Planning Commission for recommendation.
3. Within 30 days after adoption, the Borough Council shall forward
a certified copy of the amendment to this chapter to the Westmoreland
County Planning Commission.
[Ord. No. 2002-196, 9/30/2002]
1. Proposed subdivision and land development ordinance amendments shall
not be enacted unless notice of proposed enactment is given, 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 amendment may be examined without charge
or obtained for a charge not greater than the cost thereof. The Council
shall publish the proposed ordinance amendment once in one newspaper
of general circulation in the municipality not more than 60 days nor
less than seven days prior to passage. Publication of the proposed
ordinance 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 in the public notice:
A. A copy of the full text shall be supplied to the newspaper of general
circulation in the Borough at the time the public notice is published.
B. An attested copy of the proposed ordinance amendment shall be filed
in the Westmoreland County Law Library, which may impose a fee no
greater than that necessary to cover the actual costs of storing said
ordinance amendments.
2. In the event substantial amendments are made in the proposed ordinance
amendment, before voting upon enactment, Borough Council shall, at
least 10 days prior to enactment, readvertise, in one newspaper of
general circulation in the municipality, a brief summary setting forth
all the provisions in reasonable detail together with a summary of
the amendments.
3. Subdivision and land development ordinance amendments may be incorporated
into official ordinance books by reference with the same force and
effect as if duly recorded therein.