The regulations, limitations and restrictions of this article may from time to time be amended, changed, modified or repealed and the boundaries of the districts hereby established changed by ordinance adopted by the Borough Council after public hearing thereon, but no amendment or change shall become effective unless the ordinance proposing such amendment or change shall first have been submitted to the Planning Board for approval, disapproval or recommendations. The Planning Board shall have a period of 35 days for consideration and report. In the case of an unfavorable report by the Planning Board, such amendment shall not become effective except by favorable vote of a majority of the full authorized membership of the Borough Council.

A protest against any proposed amendment or revision of a zoning ordinance may be filed with the Borough Clerk, signed by the owners of 20% or more either of the area of the lots or land included in such proposed change or of the lots or land extending 200 feet in all directions therefrom, inclusive of street space, whether within or without the Borough. Such amendment or revision shall not become effective following the filing of such protest except by the favorable vote of 2/3 of all the members of the Borough Council.