Before voting on the enactment of an amendment to any of the provisions of this chapter, the Board of Supervisors shall hold a public hearing thereon pursuant to public notice. In addition, if the proposed amendment involves a Zoning Map change, notice of said public hearing shall be conspicuously posted by the Township, at points deemed sufficient by the Township, along the perimeter of the tract to notify potentially interested citizens. The affected tract or area shall be posted at least one week prior to the date of the hearing.

In the case of an amendment other than that prepared by the Township Planning Commission, the Township shall submit each such amendment to the Township Planning Commission at least 30 days prior to the hearing on such a proposed amendment to provide the Township Planning Commission an opportunity to submit recommendations.

At least 30 days prior to the public hearing on an amendment, the Township shall also submit the proposed amendment to the Montgomery County Planning Commission for recommendations.

If, after any public hearing held upon an amendment, the proposed amendment is changed substantially or is revised to include land previously not affected by it, the Board of Supervisors shall hold another public hearing pursuant to public notice before proceeding to vote on the amendment.

Notice of the proposed enactment of an amendment shall be given and shall include the time and place of the meeting at which passage will be considered and a reference to the place within the Township where copies of the proposed amendment may be examined without charge or obtained for a charge not greater than the cost thereof. The Township shall publish the proposed 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 amendment shall include either the full text thereof or the title and a brief summary, prepared by the Township Solicitor and setting forth all of the provisions in reasonable detail. If the full text is not included in the notice, a copy thereof shall be supplied to a newspaper of general circulation in Franconia Township at the time public notice is published, and an attested copy of the proposed amendment shall be filed in the County Law Library. In the event that substantial amendments are made in the proposed amendment before voting upon enactment, the Township shall, at least 10 days prior to enactment, readvertise in one newspaper of general circulation in Franconia Township a brief summary setting forth all the provisions in reasonable detail, together with a summary of the amendments.

The applicant's name and address and his representative and the interest or every person represented in this application.

A plan showing the extent of the area to be rezoned, streets bounding and intersecting the area and the land use and zone classification of abutting districts.

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.

The approximate time schedule for the beginning and completion of development in the area.

A site plan to scale, indicating the location of structures, uses and areas for off-street parking and loading.