The Township Board of Supervisors of the Township of Perkiomen
from time to time may amend, supplement, change, modify or repeal
this chapter, in whole or in part, including the Zoning Map, by the
procedures noted herein or as otherwise required by law.
For any amendment proposed to this chapter, the Township Board
of Supervisors shall conduct a public hearing pursuant to public notice,
as follows:
A.
At a regular or special meeting, the Township Board of Supervisors
shall fix the time and place for the public hearing.
B.
Notice of hearing. Notice of the hearing shall be published once
a 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 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 time
and place of the hearing as well as the place in the Township where
the amendment may be examined.
C.
Publication, advertisement and availability of ordinances. Proposed
zoning 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, a reference to a place within Perkiomen Township
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 Perkiomen Township Board of Supervisors shall publish
the proposed ordinance or 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
or amendment shall include either the full text or a brief summary
of the proposed ordinance or amendment which shall set forth the provisions
in reasonable detail and a reference to a place within the Township
where copies of the proposed amendment may be examined. If the full
text is not published:
D.
Perimeter posting. If the proposed amendment involves a Zoning Map
change, notice of said public hearing shall be conspicuously posted
by Perkiomen Township at points deemed sufficient by the Township
along the tract or area to notify potentially interested citizens.
The affected tract or area shall be posted at least one week prior
to the public hearing.
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.
Thirty days prior to the hearing on the proposed amendment, the Township
Board of Supervisors shall submit the proposed ordinance to the Montgomery
County Planning Commission for review and recommendation.
Every application for amendment of the Zoning Ordinance shall
first be presented to the Zoning Officer and shall contain the following:
A.
The applicant's name and address and his or her representative and
the interest of every person represented in the application.
B.
A plan showing the extent of the area to be rezoned, streets bounding
and intersecting the area, the land use and zoning classification
of abutting districts, and photographs of the area to be rezoned and
the abutting area.
C.
A statement of the circumstances in the proposed district and the
abutting 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 locations 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 use, including population to be served, effective
demand for proposed business facilities, and any other information
necessary for the Township Board of Supervisors to evaluate the proposal.
Whenever the owners of 50% or more of the frontage in any zoning district shall present to the Township Board of Supervisors a petition, duly signed and acknowledged, requesting an amendment, supplement, change, modification or repeal of the regulations prescribed for or of the Zoning Map including such district, it shall be the duty of the Township Board of Supervisors to hold a public hearing thereon and cause notice thereof to be given in the manner prescribed in § 310-28 of this article; provided, however, that the Township Board of Supervisors shall not be required to consider a petition requesting an amendment, supplement, change, modification or repeal of any provision of the Zoning Ordinance or the Zoning Map, or to hold a public hearing thereon, when the requested change is the same or substantially the same as requested and upon which a public hearing has been held within the previous year. Such petition shall set forth the following facts:
At the public hearing, full opportunity to be heard shall be
given to any citizen and all parties in interest.
Within 30 days after enactment, a copy of the amendment shall
be forwarded to the Montgomery County Planning Commission.
For the purpose of defraying expenses of advertising, etc.,
applications for amendments shall be accompanied by payment to the
Township in accordance with its adopted fee schedule.
