Skippack Township City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XV
Amendments; Repeals; Effective Date
§ 200-176 Amendments.
The regulations, restrictions, boundaries and requirements set forth in this chapter, including the Zoning District Map, may, from time to time, be amended, supplemented, changed or repealed, through amendment by the Board of Supervisors.
A.
Procedure for amendment.
(1)
No amendment to this chapter shall be made except after a public hearing held on such proposed amendment. Notice of the time and place and the matters to be considered at such public hearing shall be published by the Board of Supervisors in a newspaper of general circulation within the Township once each week for two successive weeks. The first publication shall not be more than 30 days nor less than seven days from the date of the hearing.
(2)
In the event that any amendment to be considered at such a public hearing was not prepared by the Planning Commission, each such amendment shall be submitted by the Board of Supervisors to the Planning Commission at least 30 days prior to the date set for the public hearing thereon to provide the Planning Commission an opportunity to submit recommendations.
(3)
At least 30 days prior to a hearing on the amendment by the Board of Supervisors, the proposed amendment shall be submitted to the Montgomery County Planning Commission for recommendations.
(4)
If, after the public hearing on any proposed amendment, the proposed amendment is revised or further revised to include land not previously affected by the proposed amendment, the Board of Supervisors shall hold another public hearing, after notice thereof by publication in the manner provided above in this section, before proceeding to vote on such revised amendment.
B.
Zoning amendments not originating from the Board of Supervisors or Planning Commission.
(1)
Petition by property owners. Any property owner, or a group of property owners, may apply to the Board of Supervisors by a duly acknowledged petition accompanied by the required filing fee, for an amendment, supplement, change, modification or repeal of the regulations herein, including the Zoning District Map, as the same may apply to the land of the applicant(s). It shall be the duty of the Board of Supervisors to hold a public hearing thereon, and cause notice thereof to be given in the manner prescribed by law.
(2)
Submission of curative amendment by landowner. A landowner who desires to challenge on substantive grounds the validity of an ordinance or map or any provision thereof which prohibits or restricts the use or development of land in which he has an interest may submit a curative amendment to the Board of Supervisors with a written request that his challenge and proposed amendment be in accordance with the PA MPC. The Board of Supervisors shall commence a hearing thereon within 60 days of the request. The curative amendment shall be referred to the Planning Commission and the Montgomery County Planning Commission as provided in Subsection A of this section, and notice of the hearing thereon by the Board of Supervisors shall be given as provided in that subsection. The hearing shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the PA MPC.
(3)
Filing fee. In the event any owner or owners of property petition for supplementing or changing the district boundaries or regulations herein established, or a landowner submits a curative amendment, the Zoning Officer shall collect a fee prior to such petition being heard by the Board of Supervisors, as established by the Board of Supervisors.
§ 200-177 Amendment of conflicting ordinances.
The Zoning Ordinance of Skippack Township of 2002, as amended, is hereby amended, and, all existing ordinances or parts of ordinances, which are contrary to the provisions of this chapter, are also amended to the extent necessary to give this chapter full force and effect.
§ 200-178 Severability.
The provisions of this chapter are severable, and if any sentence, clause, section or part of this chapter is for any reason found to be illegal, invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such court decision shall not affect or impair the remaining sentences, clauses, sections or parts of this chapter. It is hereby declared as the intent of the Board of Supervisors of Skippack Township that this chapter would have been adopted had such illegal, invalid or unconstitutional sentence, clause, section or part thereof not been included therein.
§ 200-179 When effective.
§ 200-180 Enactment date.
Enacted and ordained as Ordinance No. 314 at public hearing/public meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Skippack Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania this the 14th day of May 2008.