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Amendments
Public Hearings Prior to Amendment.
Before voting on the enactment of any amendment, the Council shall hold a public hearing thereon, pursuant to public notice. If the proposed amendment involves a zoning map change, notice of the public hearing shall be conspicuously posted by the Borough at points along the perimeter of the tract at least one-week prior to the date of the hearing. In addition to the public notice of the public hearing required by this Section, notice of the proposed enactment of the amendment shall be given by the Borough by publishing the proposed amendment once in one newspaper of general circulation in the Borough not more than 60 days nor less than seven days prior to passage. This notice shall include the time and place of the meeting at which passage will be considered as well as a reference to a place within the Borough where copies of the proposed amendment may be examined without charge or obtained for a charge not greater than the cost thereof.

Procedure upon Curative Amendments.
A landowner who desires to challenge on substantive grounds the validity of this Chapter or any part hereof that prohibits the use or development of land in which he has an interest, may submit a curative amendment to Borough Council with a written request for hearing. Borough Council shall commence a hearing thereon within 60 days of the submission of a properly completed request following procedures outlined in Article VI, § 609.1 of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code.

Submission to the Planning Agency.
In the case of an amendment other than one prepared by the Planning Commission, Borough Council shall submit each such amendment to the Borough Planning Commission and the Bucks County Planning Commission at least 30 days prior to the hearing in order to provide the Planning Commission an opportunity to submit recommendations. Within 30 days after enactment, a copy of the amendment shall be forwarded to the Bucks County Planning Commission.

See Part 13: AMENDMENTS; REMEDIES; PENALTIES; SEPARABILITY for complete, detailed information.