At a regular or special meeting, the Township Board of Supervisors shall fix the time and place for the public hearing.

Notice of hearing. Notice of the hearing shall be published once a week for two successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the Township. Such notice shall state the time and place of the hearing and particular nature of the matter to be considered at the hearing. The first publication shall not be more than 30 days and the second publication shall not be less than seven days from the date of the hearing. The notice shall include reference to the time and place of the hearing as well as the place in the Township where the amendment may be examined.

Publication, advertisement and availability of ordinances. 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 Perkiomen 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 Perkiomen Township Board of Supervisors shall publish the proposed ordinance or amendment once in one newspaper of general circulation in the municipality 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 or a brief summary of the proposed ordinance or amendment which shall set forth the provisions in reasonable detail and a reference to a place within the Township where copies of the proposed amendment may be examined. If the full text is not published:

Perimeter posting. If the proposed amendment involves a Zoning Map change, notice of said public hearing shall be conspicuously posted by Perkiomen Township at points deemed sufficient by the Township along the tract or area to notify potentially interested citizens. The affected tract or area shall be posted at least one week prior to the public hearing.

Change to amendment. If after any public hearing the proposed amendment is changed substantially or is revised to include land not previously affected, the Board of Supervisors shall hold another public hearing, pursuant to public notice, before proceeding to a vote on the amendment.

Thirty days prior to the hearing on the proposed amendment, the Township Board of Supervisors shall submit the proposed ordinance to the Montgomery County Planning Commission for review and recommendation.

The applicant's name and address and his or her representative and the interest of every person represented in the application.

A plan showing the extent of the area to be rezoned, streets bounding and intersecting the area, the land use and zoning classification of abutting districts, and photographs of the area to be rezoned and the abutting area.

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.

The approximate time schedule for the beginning and completion of development in the area.

A site plan to scale, indicating the locations of structures, uses, areas for off-street parking and loading.

Information about the market area to be served by the proposed development, if a commercial use, including population to be served, effective demand for proposed business facilities, and any other information necessary for the Township Board of Supervisors to evaluate the proposal.

Signature and address of each petitioner, together with the amount of front footage in any district or part thereof.

The petition, if pertaining to the Zoning Map, shall have attached thereto a plot plan of the tract to be affected.