The regulations, restrictions and boundaries set forth in this chapter may from time to time be amended, supplemented, changed or repealed. However, no such action may be taken until after a public hearing in relation thereto, at which parties, interests and citizens shall have an opportunity to be heard.

An amendment, supplement, change or repeal in this chapter may be initiated by:

All requests for amendment, supplement, change or repeal in this chapter shall first be referred to the Planning Commission.

The Commission shall review the request or petition and shall send its recommendation to accept, reject or modify the proposal to the Borough Council within 40 days after the regular Commission meeting following receipt of the proposal.

If the request originates in the Borough Council, the Council shall submit the proposed amendment to the Planning Commission at least 30 days prior to the public hearing on the amendment to provide the Commission an opportunity to send recommendations to the Council.

Give the County Planning Commission at least 30 days' notice prior to the public hearing to submit recommendations on the proposal.

Advertise for the public hearing (see the definition of "public notice" in § 195-7); send written notices at least 15 days before the hearing to the petitioner, if applicable, and to the owners of record of properties within 400 feet of exterior boundaries of the property or properties proposed to be rezoned, if applicable.

If the proposed amendment involves a change to the Zoning Map, the affected property or properties shall be posted at least seven days prior to the hearing with the same information in the public notice.

Public notice of the Council's intent to enact the amendment shall be published once in a newspaper of general local circulation not less than seven days before the Council's action and shall include the time and place of the meeting at which adoption will be considered and a reference to a place where the amendment may be examined without charge or obtained at cost.

The Borough Council shall publish the proposed amendment once in a newspaper of general circulation in the Borough not more than 60 days nor less than seven days before adoption. Either the full text of the amendment or the title and a brief summary prepared by the Borough Solicitor setting forth all the provisions in reasonable detail shall be published. In the case of a map change, a description of the boundary of the area to be rezoned indicating streets, properties by lot and block numbers or owners and distances, if necessary, shall suffice. If the full text is not published, a copy of the full text shall be supplied to the newspaper carrying the notice and a copy shall be filed in the County Law Library.

In the event that substantial changes are made to an amendment, including any revisions to a rezoning boundary, the Borough Council shall, at least 10 days before taking a vote to adopt the amendment, readvertise once a brief summary of the amendment emphasizing last-minute revisions.

Within 30 days after adoption, a copy of the amendment shall be forwarded to the County Planning Commission.

The Borough Council shall:

The curative amendment shall be deemed denied when the Borough Council fails to schedule the public hearing within 60 days of the request or fails to act within 45 days after the hearing or when the Council notifies the landowner that it will not adopt the amendment or adopts another amendment unacceptable to the landowner.

If the curative amendment is approved by the Borough Council or, on appeal of the Council's denial, the court finds merit in the amendment and overturns the Council's decision, the landowner shall file for a building permit within one year after favorable decision or within two years if the amendment requires a subdivision of land or other approvals by the Council. No amendments to any land use regulations that would adversely affect the proposal shall apply to it within the one- or two-year periods.

If the Borough Council determines that this chapter or any part thereof is substantially invalid, it shall:

Within 180 days from the date of the declaration and proposal, the Borough Council shall adopt an amendment to cure invalidities or shall reaffirm the validity of the ordinance as it stood prior to the declaration.

Upon making its declaration and while the Council considers its curative amendment, the Council shall not be required to consider any landowner's curative amendment, nor shall the Zoning Hearing Board be required to hear substantive challenges during this period.

Having utilized the procedure of this section, the Borough Council may not again declare a curative amendment until 36 months after the date of adoption of the previous amendments or reaffirmation of the ordinance.