The Board of Township Supervisors may, from time to time, after public notice and hearing as hereinafter prescribed, amend, supplement, change or repeal this chapter, including the Zoning Map. Any amendment, supplement, change or repeal may be initiated by the Township Planning Commission or the Board of Township Supervisors or by a petition to the Board of Township Supervisors. Such amendment, supplement, change or repeal shall be submitted to the Township and County Planning Commissions for their recommendations.

When an amendment, supplement, change or repeal is initiated by the Township Planning Commission, the proposal shall be presented to the Board of Township Supervisors, which shall then proceed in the same manner as with a petition to the Board of Township Supervisors which has already been reviewed by the Township Planning Commission.

When an amendment, supplement, change or repeal is initiated by the Board of Township Supervisors, it shall submit the proposal to the Township and County Planning Commissions for review and recommendations.

The petition for an amendment, supplement, change or repeal shall contain as fully as possible all the information requested by the Zoning Officer, shall include an accurate legal description and surveyed plan of any land to be rezoned and shall be signed by at least one record owner of the property in question, whose signature shall be notarized, attesting to the truth and correctness of all the facts and information presented in the petition. A fee to be established by the Board of Township Supervisors shall be paid upon the filing of such petition for change for the purpose of defraying the costs of the proceedings prescribed herein.[1]

After receipt of the petition by the Board of Township Supervisors, said petition shall be presented to the Township and County Planning Commissions for their review and recommendations at least 30 days prior to the public hearing. A report of the Township Planning Commission's review, together with any recommendations, shall be given to the Board of Township Supervisors, in writing, within 30 days from the date of said referral. The recommendation of the Township Planning Commission shall include a specific statement as to whether or not the proposed action is in accordance with the intent of any formally adopted Township Comprehensive Plan. The recommendation of the Lancaster County Planning Commission shall be made to the Board of Township Supervisors within 45 days, and the proposed action shall not be taken until such recommendation is made. If, however, the Lancaster County Planning Commission fails to act within 45 days, the Board of Township Supervisors shall proceed without its recommendation.

A landowner who desires to challenge on substantive grounds the validity of this chapter or the Zoning Map or any provision thereof which prohibits or restricts the use or development of land in which such landowner has an interest may submit a curative amendment to the Board of Supervisors with a written request that its challenge and proposed amendment be heard and decided as provided in the Municipalities Planning Code. The Board of Supervisors shall fix a reasonable time and place for the hearing and shall give notice as required by the Municipalities Planning Code. The Board of Supervisors shall conduct all hearings on the curative amendment and shall render its decision within the time limits and in the manner required by the Municipalities Planning Code.

The Board of Supervisors shall fix a reasonable time and place for the public hearing on any proposed amendment to this chapter or to the Zoning Map. The Board of Supervisors shall provide notice of the public hearing and consideration for enactment of such proposed ordinance in accordance with the Municipalities Planning Code.

Whenever there has been a change in the boundary of a zoning district or a reclassification of the zoning district adopted in accordance with the above, the change on the Official Map shall be made, shall be duly certified by the Township Secretary and shall thereafter be refiled as part of the permanent records of the township.