§ 29.12-2. Ordinances in General.

 a. Form. Every proposed ordinance shall be introduced in writing and in the form required for final adoption. No ordinance shall contain more than one subject which shall be clearly expressed in its title. The enacting clause shall be ‘‘The Municipality of Penn Hills hereby ordains . . .’’ Any ordinance which repeals or amends an existing ordinance shall set out in full the ordinance, sections or subsections to be repealed or amended, and shall indicate matter to be omitted by enclosing it in brackets or by strikeout type and shall indicate new matter by underscoring or by italics.

 b. Procedure. An ordinance may be introduced by any member of Council at any stated monthly or special meeting of the Council. Upon introduction of any ordinance, a copy shall be distributed to each Council member and to the Manager, and a reasonable number of copies shall be filed in such other public places as the Council may designate.

 c. Ordinances Requiring Prior Public Notice and Hearing. No final action shall be taken on the following types of ordinances and amendments thereto without public hearing thereon and at least ten (10) days prior public notice thereof published in a newspaper circulating in the Municipality:

   (1)  Zoning ordinance and amendments thereto.

   (2)  Adoption of the zoning map and amendments thereto.

   (3)  Sub-division regulations.

   (4)  Land development and land use regulations.

   (5)  New taxes or increases in the rate of existing taxes.

 d. Effective Date. Except as otherwise provided in this Charter, every adopted ordinance shall become effective on the tenth (10th) day after publication, or at any later date specified herein.

 e. ‘‘Publish’’ Defined. As used in this section, the term ‘‘publish’’ means to print in a newspaper of general circulation in the Municipality:

   (1)  the ordinance or a brief summary thereof;

   (2)  the places where copies of it have been filed and the times when they are available for public inspection.

 f. Copies of Ordinances. Copies of ordinances shall be available to all persons requesting same upon payment of a reasonable charge therefore.

   This section cited in 302 Pa. Code §  29.12-5 (relating to codes of technical regulations).