By providing public notice thereof as prescribed in Section 610(a) of the Municipalities Planning Code.[2] The notice shall state the particular nature of the matter to be addressed through the proposed amendment and a reference to a place in the Township where copies of the proposed amendment may be examined or purchased at a charge not exceeding the cost thereof.

By mailing a notice thereof to every resident or association of residents of the Township who shall have registered their names and addresses for this purpose with the Board.

Where the proposed amendment involves a Zoning Map change, notice of the public hearing shall be conspicuously posted by the Township along the perimeter of the tract to notify potentially interested citizens. The affected tract or area shall be posted at least one week prior to the date of the hearing.

In the event that substantial amendments are made to the proposed amendment, then the Board, at least 10 days prior to the scheduled vote on enactment, shall readvertise, in a newspaper of general circulation within the Township, a brief summary setting forth all the provisions in reasonable detail, together with a summary of the proposed amendments. The Board also shall readvertise any proposed amendment where the scheduled date of enactment is more than 60 days following the date of the last advertisement of the proposed amendment.

If after any public hearing held on a proposed amendment the amendment is changed substantially or revised, or further revised, to include land not previously affected by it, the Board shall hold another public hearing pursuant to the notice specified in Subsection A hereof before proceeding to vote on the amendment.

Any proposed amendment, other than one originated by the Township Planning Commission, shall be referred by the Board, at least 30 days prior to the hearing on the amendment, to the Township Planning Commission. The Township Planning Commission shall transmit its conclusion thereon, together with its reasons therefor, to the Board. The Board shall take such conclusion and reasons into consideration in reaching its decision, but shall not be bound thereby.

All proposed amendments shall be submitted by the Board to the Chester County Planning Commission for review and comment, in accordance with the terms of Article VI of the Municipalities Planning Code.[1] The Board shall not act upon the proposed amendment until a report is received from the County Planning Commission or the time period for such a response has elapsed. The Board shall not be bound by the recommendations of the County Planning Commission.

Within 30 days after enactment, a copy of the amendment shall be forwarded to the Chester County Planning Commission.