Collegeville City Zoning Code
ARTICLE VI
Amendments
§ 680-28 Power of amendment.
The Borough Council of the Borough of Collegeville 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.
§ 680-29 Public notice.
For any amendment proposed to this chapter, Borough Council shall conduct a public hearing pursuant to public notice, as follows:
A.
At a regular or special meeting, Borough Council shall fix the time and place for the public hearing.
B.
Notice of hearing. Notice of the hearing shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the Borough. Such notice shall state the time and place of the hearing and particular nature of the matter to be considered at the hearing. All required publication shall be pursuant to the Municipalities Planning Code (MCP), as last amended.[1] The notice shall include reference to the time and place of the hearing as well as the place in the Borough where the amendment may be examined.
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Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 10101 et seq.
C.
Publication of text. Public notice shall include either the full text or a brief summary of the proposed ordinance which lists the provisions in reasonable detail and a reference to a place within the Borough where copies of the proposed amendment may be examined. All proposed amendments shall be published once in a newspaper of general circulation in the Borough, pursuant to the Municipalities Planning Code (MPC), as last amended. 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 along the perimeter of the affected tract by the Borough at least one week prior to the public hearing, at points deemed by the Borough to be sufficient to notify potentially interested citizens. Notices shall be taken down one week after the final decision by the Board, unless directed otherwise by the Board's Solicitor.
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 Borough Council 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, Borough Council shall submit the proposed ordinance to the Montgomery County Planning Commission for review and recommendation.
§ 680-30 Application for amendment by citizens.
Every application for amendment of this chapter 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 abutting area.
C.
A statement of the circumstances in the proposed district and the abutting districts and any other factors upon 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 Borough Council to evaluate the proposal.
§ 680-31 Petitions for amendment.
Whenever the owners of 50% or more of the frontage in any zoning district shall present to the Borough Council 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 Borough Council to hold a public hearing thereon and cause notice thereof to be given in the manner prescribed in § 680-16, herein. However, the Borough Council shall not be required to consider a petition requesting an amendment, supplement, change, modification, or repeal of any provision of this chapter 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:
§ 680-32 Opportunity to be heard.
At the public hearing, full opportunity to be heard shall be given to any citizen and all parties in interest.
§ 680-33 County copy.
Within 30 days after enactment, a copy of the amendment shall be forwarded to the Montgomery County Planning Commission.
§ 680-34 Fees.
For the purpose of defraying expenses of advertising etc., applications for amendments shall be accompanied by payment to the Borough in accordance with its adopted fee schedule.