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Timestamp: 2019-10-18 01:43:56
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 27', '§ 27', '§ 27', '§ 27', 'art 6', '§ 600', '§ 10101', '§ 601', '§ 908', '§ 10908']

Township of Richmond, PA ADOPTION AND AMENDMENTS TO REGULATIONS
Ch 27 Pt 6 ADOPTION AND AMENDMENTS TO REGULATIONS
§ 27-601 Adoption.
§ 27-602 Enactment of Zoning Ordinance Amendments.
§ 27-603 Procedure for Landowner Curative Amendments.
§ 27-604 Procedure for Township Curative Amendments.
Part 6 ADOPTION AND AMENDMENTS TO REGULATIONS
[Ord. 2-80, 11/17/1980, § 600]
This chapter is adopted in compliance with the provisions of Article VI of Act 247, as amended, known and cited as the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, 53 P.S. § 10101 et seq.
[Ord. 2-80, 11/17/1980, § 601; as amended by Ord. 91-4, 9/3/1991]
Before voting on the enactment of an amendment, the Board of Supervisors shall hold a public hearing thereon, pursuant to public notice. In addition, if the proposed amendment involves a zoning map change, notice of said public hearing shall be conspicuously posted by the Township at points deemed sufficient 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.
The hearing shall be conducted in accordance with § 908 of the MPC, 53 P.S. § 10908, and all references therein to the Zoning Hearing Board shall, for purposes of this section be references to the Board of Supervisors. If the Township does not accept a landowner's curative amendment brought in accordance with this subsection and a court subsequently rules that the challenge has merit, the court's decision shall not result in a declaration of invalidity for this entire chapter and Zoning Map, but only for those provisions which specifically relate to the landowner's curative amendment and challenge.
The impact of the proposed use on the site's soils, slopes, woodlands, wetlands, flood plains, natural resources and natural features, the degree to which these are protected or destroyed, the tolerance of the resources to development and any adverse environmental impacts; and,
The Township shall declare by formal action, this chapter or portions hereof substantially invalid and propose to prepare a curative amendment to overcome such invalidity. Within 30 days such declaration and proposal the Board of Supervisors shall: