Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code

Quick Guide

Zoning (Article VI) Curative amendments

609.1, 609.2

* Landowner curative amendment:

• A landowner who desires to challenge on substantive grounds the validity of a zoning ordinance or map may submit in writing a curative amendment
• The governing body shall consider the curative amendment in accord with procedures specified in Section 609.1 and other sections referenced therein
• The governing body may accept the curative amendment, with or without revision, or may adopt an alternative amendment to cure the defect(s) Municipal curative amendment:
• If a municipality determines its zoning ordinance is substantively invalid, it shall declare such invalidity and prepare and enact a curative amendment in accord with procedures specified in Section 609.2
• Upon initiation of a municipal curative amendment, the municipality is not required to entertain any landowner curative amendment
• After enactment, a municipality may not again use these procedures for 36 months (there are exceptions)