PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 2078 PRINTER'S NO. 3130
No. 1760 Session of 1993
INTRODUCED BY HANNA, STABACK, KUKOVICH, NAILOR, TIGUE, COLAIZZO,
VANCE, BELARDI, TRELLO, CLARK, SCHULER, WAUGH, CAWLEY AND
KASUNIC, JUNE 9, 1993
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, JANUARY 31, 1994
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 enactment of zoning
21 ordinance 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
26 Planning Code, reenacted and amended December 21, 1988
1 (P.L.1329, No.170), is amended to read:
2 Section 609. Enactment of Zoning Ordinance Amendments.--* *
3 *
4 (b) Before voting on the enactment of an amendment, the
5 governing body shall hold a public hearing thereon, pursuant to
6 public notice. In addition, if the proposed amendment involves a
7 zoning map change, notice of said public hearing shall be
8 conspicuously posted by the municipality at points deemed
9 sufficient by the municipality along [the perimeter of] the <--
10 tract that abuts a public right-of-way to notify potentially <--
11 interested citizens. In cases where the perimeter of the <--
12 property does not abut a public right-of-way, the municipality
13 shall post the property at the access points to the public
14 right-of-way. The affected tract or area shall be posted at
15 least one week prior to the date of the hearing.
16 * * *
17 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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