Borough Council may introduce and/or consider amendments to this chapter and to the Zoning Map, as proposed by a member of the Borough Council, the Planning Commission, or by a petition of a person or persons residing or owning property within the borough.

(1980 Code, Ch. 28, Part 10, § 28-1001) (Ord. 1419, passed 9-16-2013, § 1001)

   Petitions for amendments shall be filed with the Zoning Officer; and the petitioners, upon such filing, shall pay an advertising deposit and a filing fee, in accordance with a fee schedule affixed by the borough.

(1980 Code, Ch. 28, Part 10, § 28-1002) (Ord. 1419, passed 9-16-2013, § 1002)

   Any proposed amendment presented to Borough Council without written findings and recommendations from the borough Planning Commission and the County Regional Planning Commission, shall be referred to these agencies for their review and recommendations prior to the public hearing by the Borough Council. The Board shall not hold a public hearing upon such amendments until required reviews and recommendations are received or the expiration of 30 days from the date that such proposed amendments were submitted to the borough and County Planning Commissions.

(1980 Code, Ch. 28, Part 10, § 28-1003) (Ord. 1419, passed 9-16-2013, § 1003)

   Before acting upon a proposed amendment, the Borough Council shall, as required by law, hold a public hearing thereon. Public notice of such hearing is required and shall contain a brief summary of the proposed amendment and reference to the place where copies of the same may be examined, shall be published in accordance with the provisions of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code. If the proposed amendment involves a change to the Zoning Map, notice of the public hearing shall be posted at the affected tract in accordance with § 609 of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code (53 P.S. § 10609) at least one week prior to the date of the hearing.

(1980 Code, Ch. 28, Part 10, § 28-1004) (Ord. 1419, passed 9-16-2013, § 1004)

   The borough may institute a municipal curative amendment in accordance with § 609.2 of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code (53 P.S. § 10609.2).

(1980 Code, Ch. 28, Part 10, § 28-1005) (Ord. 1419, passed 9-16-2013, § 1005)

   Any person, partnership or corporation who or which has violated or permitted the violation of the provisions of this chapter and any amendment thereto any prior enabling laws shall, upon being found liable therefor in a civil enforcement proceeding commenced by the borough, pay a judgment of not more than $500 plus all court costs, including reasonable attorney fees incurred by the borough as a result thereof. No judgment shall commence or be imposed, levied or payable until the date of the determination of a violation by the district justice. If the defendant neither pays nor timely appeals the judgment, the borough may enforce the judgment pursuant to the applicable rules of civil procedure. Each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate violation, unless the district justice determining that there has been a violation further determines that there was a good-faith basis for the person, partnership or corporation violating this chapter to have believed that there was no such violation, in which event there shall be deemed to have been only one such violation until the fifth day following the date of the determination of a violation continues shall constitute a separate violation by the district justice and thereafter each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate violation. All judgments, costs and reasonable attorney fees collected for the violation of zoning ordinances shall be paid over to the borough. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed or interpreted to grant any person or entity other than the borough and its Zoning Officer the right to commence any action for enforcement pursuant to this section.

(1980 Code, Ch. 28, Part 9, § 28-904) (Ord. 1419, passed 9-16-2013, § 904)