Hatfield City Zoning Code
PART 5
AMENDMENTS
§ 27-501 Power of Amendment.
[Ord. No. 353, 6/19/1991, § 500]
The Borough Council may, from time to time, amend, supplement, change, modify, or repeal this chapter, including the zoning map, by proceeding in the following manner, and as otherwise required by law.
§ 27-502 Application for Amendment.
[Ord. No. 353, 6/19/1991, § 501; as amended by Ord. No. 501, 8/15/2012]
1.
Every application for amendment of this chapter by a landowner shall first be presented to the Borough for review and shall contain the following:
A.
The name, address, and interest of each person represented by the application, and the name and address of the applicant's representative.
B.
A plan or map showing the extent of the area to be rezoned or districts to be affected, streets bounding and intersecting the area, land use and zoning classification of abutting districts, and photographs of the area to be rezoned and abutting areas.
C.
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.
D.
The approximate time schedule for the beginning and completion of development in the area.
E.
A site plan to scale indicating the location 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, effective demand for proposed business facilities, and any other information describing the relationship of the proposed development to the needs of the market area.
G.
A fee or escrow amount as determined by Borough resolution from time to time to cover the cost of reviewing the proposed amendment by the Township's professional consultants, which fee may be waived upon application to Borough Council for good cause shown.
§ 27-503 Review Procedure.
[Ord. No. 353, 6/19/1991, § 502]
1.
Upon receipt of a complete application and appropriate fee, the applicant shall be referred to the Borough Council for review and consideration as follows:
A.
Prior to voting on the enactment of an amendment, the Borough Council shall hold a public hearing pursuant to public notice, at a time and place fixed by resolution adopted at a regular or special meeting.
B.
The application shall be referred to the Planning Commission when not prepared by them, and a period of 30 days prior to the public hearing allowed for their review and comment.
C.
The application shall be referred to the Montgomery County Planning Commission and a period of 30 days prior to the public hearing allowed for their review and comment.
§ 27-504 Notice of Hearing.
[Ord. No. 353, 6/19/1991, § 503]
1.
Public Notice. Public notice of the hearing shall be given, as defined herein. Such notice shall state the time and place of the hearing and the matter to be considered at the hearing. The notice shall include reference to the time and place of the hearing as well as the place in the Borough where copies of the amendment may be examined without charge or obtained for the cost of reproduction.
2.
Publication of Text. In addition, the full text of the proposed amendment, or a reasonably detailed summary prepared by the Borough Solicitor, shall be published once in a newspaper of general circulation in the Borough, no more than 60 days and no less than seven days before a vote of enactment. If the full text is not published:
3.
Mailed Notice. Notice shall be nailed to every person or group who shall have registered their names and addresses with the Borough for this purpose.
4.
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.
5.
Change to Amendment. If, after any public hearing, the proposed amendment is changed substantially or is revised to include land not previously affected, the Council shall hold another public hearing, pursuant to public notice, before proceeding to a vote on the amendment.
6.
Notice of Change to Amendment. Where a public hearing is required in accordance with Subsection 5, above, at least 10 days before voting to enact, the Council shall publish in a newspaper of general circulation in the Borough, a brief summary setting forth in reasonable detail the provision of the amendment along with a summary of the changed portion of the amendment.
§ 27-505 Curative Amendments.
[Ord. No. 353, 6/19/1991, § 504]
Borough curative amendments and citizen challenge and curative amendments submitted to the Borough Council shall be considered in accordance with the provisions of Sections 609.1 and 609.2 of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, 53 P.S. §§ 10609.1 and 10609.2, as amended.
§ 27-506 Fees.
[Ord. No. 353, 6/19/1991, § 506]
Applications for amendments shall be accompanied by fees in accordance with a fee schedule adopted by resolution of the Borough Council, as amended.