Trappe City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XVI
Amendments
§ 340-160 Amendment by governing body.
The Borough Council of said Borough may, from time to time, amend, supplement, change, modify or repeal this chapter, including the Zoning Map, by proceeding in the following manner:
§ 340-161 Amendment procedure.
Borough Council, by motion adopted at a regular or special meeting, shall fix the time and place of a public hearing on a proposed amendment to this chapter or the Zoning Map and cause not less than seven days nor more than 60 days' notice for a hearing thereon to be given as follows:
A.
By publishing the full text thereof once in a newspaper of general circulation in the Borough.
B.
In the alternative, publication of the proposed amendment by a brief summary thereof, prepared by the Borough Solicitor and setting forth all the provisions in reasonable detail. If the full text is not published, a copy of the proposed amendment shall be supplied to the newspaper of general circulation in the municipality at the time the public notice is published and an attested copy of the proposed ordinance shall be filed in the Montgomery County Law Library.
C.
Before the enactment of an amendment to the Zoning Map, the tract or tracts of land affected must be conspicuously posted along the perimeter at least one week prior to the enactment of the ordinance.
D.
The proposed amendment shall be submitted to the Borough Planning Commission and the County Planning Commission in accordance with Section 608 of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code.[1]
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Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 10608.
§ 340-162 When public hearing required.
Whenever the owners of 50% or more of the frontage in any district shall present to the Borough Council a petition duly signed and acknowledged, requesting an amendment, supplement, change, modification or repeal of the regulations prescribed, or of the Zoning Map, including such district, it shall be the duty of the Borough Council to hold a public hearing thereon and cause notice thereof to be given in the manner prescribed in Article XVI, Amendments.
§ 340-163 Fees.
For the purpose of defraying the expenses of advertising, etc., applications for amendments shall be accompanied by cash payments to the Borough in accordance with a fee schedule adopted by resolution of the Borough Council upon the enactment of this chapter or as such schedule may be amended by resolution of the Borough Council.[1]
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Editor's Note: The current Fee Schedule is on file in the Borough offices.
