The Township Board may, from time to time, on recommendation from the Planning Commission on its own motion amend, modify, supplement, or revise the district boundaries or the provisions and regulations herein established whenever the public necessity and convenience and the general welfare require such amendment. Said amendment may be initiated by resolution of the Township Board, the Planning Commission, or by petition of one or more owners of property to be affected by the proposed amendment. Except for the Township Board, or the Planning Commission, the petitioner requesting an amendment shall at the time of application pay the fee established by resolution of the Township Board, no part of which shall be returnable to the petitioner.

The procedure for making amendments to this ordinance shall be in accordance with Act 184 of the Public Acts of 1943, as amended.

Any amendment for the purpose of conforming a provision thereof to the decree of a court of competent jurisdiction shall be adopted by the Township Board and the amendments published without referring the same to any other board or agency.