Freedom Township City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XVIII
Amendments
§ 230-90 Procedure.
The Township Board of Supervisors may, from time to time, amend, supplement or repeal any of the regulations and provisions of this chapter after public notice and hearing. Before the public hearing, each proposed amendment, except those coming from the Township Planning Commission, must be referred to the Township Planning Commission for its recommendations at least 30 days prior to the hearing on such amendment. If, after any public hearing held upon an amendment, the proposed amendment is revised or further revised to include land previously not affected by it, the Township Board of Supervisors shall hold another public hearing, pursuant to public notice, before proceeding to vote on the amendment. At least 30 days prior to the hearing on the ordinance amendment by the Township Board of Supervisors, the Township Planning Commission shall submit the proposed ordinance or amendments to the Adams County Planning Commission for recommendations. Amendment procedures shall be in compliance with Section 609 of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, Act 247, as amended.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 10609.
§ 230-91 Procedure for curative amendments.
§ 230-92 Publication, advertisement, and availability of ordinance.
A.
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 the 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 Township Board of Supervisors shall publish the proposed ordinance or amendment once in one newspaper of general circulation in the Township 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 thereof or the title and a brief summary prepared by the Township Solicitor and setting forth all the provisions in reasonable detail. If the full text is not included:
(1)
A copy thereof shall be supplied to a newspaper of general circulation in the Township at the time the public notice is published.
(2)
An attested copy of the proposed ordinance shall be filed in the Adams County Law Library or other county office designated by the County Commissioners, who may impose a fee no greater than that necessary to cover the actual costs of storing said ordinances.
B.
In the event that substantial amendments are made in the proposed ordinance or amendment, before voting upon enactment, the Township Board of Supervisors shall, at least 10 days prior to enactment, advertise in one newspaper of general circulation in the Township, a brief summary setting forth all the provisions in reasonable detail together with a summary of the amendments.
§ 230-93 Zoning amendment application requirements.
The Township Board of Supervisors shall have the power to enact, by resolution, zoning change application requirements for those requesting a zoning change of a land area in the Township from one zoning classification to another zoning classification.
§ 230-94 Interpretation, purpose and conflict.
In interpreting and applying the provisions of this chapter, they shall be held to be the minimum requirements for the promotion of the health, safety, and general welfare. It is not intended to interfere with or abrogate or annul other rules, regulations, or ordinances, provided that, where this chapter imposes a greater restriction upon the use of buildings or premises, or upon the height of a building, or requires larger open spaces than are imposed by such other rules, easements, covenants, restrictions, regulations or ordinances, the provisions of this chapter shall control.
§ 230-95 Validity.
Should any section or provision of this chapter be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of this chapter as a whole, or of any other part.
§ 230-96 Repealer.
All ordinances or part of ordinances inconsistent with this chapter are repealed.
§ 230-97 Effective date.
This chapter shall take effect on the eighth day of April, 2020.