PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 2206 PRINTER'S NO. 3296
No. 1800 Session of 1999
INTRODUCED BY VANCE, HERMAN, NICKOL, BAKER, BATTISTO, CORRIGAN,
COSTA, EGOLF, FARGO, FLICK, FORCIER, GODSHALL, GORDNER,
HARHAI, HERSHEY, LaGROTTA, LAUGHLIN, R. MILLER, MUNDY,
NAILOR, PESCI, PLATTS, SATHER, SAYLOR, SCRIMENTI, SEYFERT,
SOLOBAY, STEELMAN, STERN, STURLA, E. Z. TAYLOR, THOMAS,
TIGUE, TRUE AND WOJNAROSKI, AUGUST 11, 1999
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, APRIL 10, 2000
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.805, No.247), entitled,
2 as amended, "An act to empower cities of the second class A,
3 and third class, boroughs, incorporated towns, townships of
4 the first and second classes including those within a county
5 of the second class and counties of the second through eighth
6 classes, individually or jointly, to plan their development
7 and to govern the same by zoning, subdivision and land
8 development ordinances, planned residential development and
9 other ordinances, by official maps, by the reservation of
10 certain land for future public purpose and by the acquisition
11 of such land; to promote the conservation of energy through
12 the use of planning practices and to promote the effective
13 utilization of renewable energy sources; providing for the
14 establishment of planning commissions, planning departments,
15 planning committees and zoning hearing boards, authorizing
16 them to charge fees, make inspections and hold public
17 hearings; providing for mediation; providing for transferable
18 development rights; providing for appropriations, appeals to
19 courts and penalties for violations; and repealing acts and
20 parts of acts," further providing for zoning ordinance
21 amendments.
22 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
23 hereby enacts as follows:
24 Section 1. Section 609(b) of the act of July 31, 1968
25 (P.L.805, No.247), known as the Pennsylvania Municipalities
1 Planning Code, reenacted and amended December 21, 1988
2 (P.L.1329, No.170) and amended May 27, 1994 (P.L.251, No.38), is
3 amended to read:
4 Section 609. Enactment of Zoning Ordinance Amendments.--* *
5 *
6 (b) (1) Before voting on the enactment of an amendment, the
7 governing body shall hold a public hearing thereon, pursuant
8 to public notice. In addition, if the proposed amendment
9 involves a zoning map change, notice of said public hearing
10 shall be conspicuously posted by the municipality at points
11 deemed sufficient by the municipality along the tract to
12 notify potentially interested citizens. The affected tract or
13 area shall be posted at least one week prior to the date of
14 the hearing.
15 (2) (i) In addition to the requirement that notice be
16 posted under clause (1), where the proposed amendment
17 involves a zoning map change, notice of the public
18 hearing shall be mailed by the municipality at least ten
19 days prior to the date of the hearing by first class mail
20 to the owners of record AT THEIR ADDRESSES OF RECORD of <--
21 all real property located within the area being rezoned.
22 Notice under this clause shall include the location, date
23 and time of the public hearing.
24 (ii) This clause shall not apply when the rezoning
25 constitutes a comprehensive rezoning.
26 * * *
27 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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