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Township of Radnor, PA
Delaware County
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In addition to those actions required by law or by this Charter to be taken by ordinance, the Board actions which follow shall also be taken by ordinance:
A. 
Establishing, levying and collecting taxes and increasing or decreasing the rates of existing taxes.
B. 
Authorizing the borrowing of money except for revenue anticipation loans.
C. 
Providing for a fine or other penalty or assessment or establishing a rule or regulation for violation of which a fine or other penalty is imposed.
D. 
Exercising the power of eminent domain.
E. 
Granting, renewing or extending a franchise or imposing licensing requirements.
F. 
Establishing, altering or abolishing rates, charges or assessments for any utility or other service or material supplied by the township.
G. 
Purchasing or conveying any real property, entering into a lease for real property for three (3) or more years or accepting a gift of any real property or any interest in real property.
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Establishing or amending any zoning ordinance, subdivision procedure, building regulation or any regulation for land development or land use.
I. 
Placing a question on the ballot for referendum.
J. 
Amending or repealing any ordinance previously enacted.
Every proposed ordinance shall be introduced in written form. No ordinance may contain more than one (1) subject, which shall be expressed clearly in the title. Any ordinance which repeals or amends an existing ordinance shall indicate specifically the matter to be omitted, added or changed.
A proposed ordinance may be introduced by any Commissioner at any regular or special meeting of the Board. Except as otherwise provided in this Charter or by law, adoption of the proposed ordinance shall be in accordance with the procedures which follow:
A. 
The Township Secretary shall cause copies of the proposed ordinance to be distributed to each member of the Board and the Township Solicitor and shall cause the proposed ordinance to be placed on the agenda of the Board for introduction and initial consideration at its next regular or special meeting. Copies shall be made available for the public at that meeting.
B. 
When approved initially by a majority vote of the Board members present, the Township Secretary shall cause copies of the proposed ordinance to be posted as provided in this Charter. The Township Secretary shall cause the proposed ordinance, together with a notice stating the time and place for the meeting of the Board at which the Board will take further action on the ordinance, to be advertised in accordance with the provisions of this Charter not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days before the public meeting at which the ordinance will receive further action of the Board. In the case of an amendment to a zoning ordinance, zoning map or other ordinances affecting property rights in only a small portion of the township, the Administrative Code[1] shall provide that reasonable written notice be given to property owners of the areas affected.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 5, Administration of Government, § 5-8.
C. 
Thereafter, the Board may enact the proposed ordinance by a majority vote of the total membership, or it may postpone action until a later meeting for which public notice of the date, time and place shall be given as provided in this Charter. The Board may amend the proposed ordinance before final adoption, but if the amendment changes the substance of the proposed ordinance as advertised originally, no final action may be taken until the amended ordinance has been adopted in accordance with the provisions of this Charter.
Public notice of every ordinance, or a summary thereof, enacted by the Board shall be given in accordance with the provisions of this Charter within ten (10) days from the date of enactment, except as otherwise provided in this Charter or by law. Except in emergencies or as otherwise provided in this Charter or by law, every ordinance enacted by the Board shall become effective on the 31st day following its enactment. All ordinances shall be authenticated by the President of the Board and attested to by the Township Secretary.
After the Board makes a finding by resolution that there is a substantial public emergency affecting the life, health, property or peace of the residents of the township, the Board may enact one (1) or more emergency ordinances. Such ordinances shall not levy taxes or authorize the borrowing of money except as otherwise provided in this Charter or by law. Emergency ordinances shall be introduced in form for final adoption, shall be so designated and shall state specifically the nature of the emergency. Notwithstanding other provisions of this Charter, prior public notice of emergency resolutions or emergency ordinances or of the meetings at which they are enacted shall not be required. The Board may enact, by a majority vote of its membership, emergency resolutions or emergency ordinances at any Board meeting at which they are introduced. Emergency ordinances shall become effective immediately, shall automatically stand repealed as of the 36th day following the date of their enactment, but may be reenacted once, consecutively, as provided herein, if the Board finds that the emergency still exists. Emergency ordinances may also be repealed by the Board at any time following enactment at a Board meeting by a repealing ordinance in the same manner specified in this section for the adoption of emergency ordinances. Copies of emergency resolutions and emergency ordinances shall be posted immediately and remain posted while in effect. Public notice shall be given as provided in this Charter as soon as possible after the date on which they are adopted, enacted, reenacted or repealed.
The Board may adopt by reference any standard code of technical regulations or amendments thereto, such as published national or state building, electrical or plumbing codes. [1] The details of standard codes or amendments thereto need not be advertised, but copies of such codes shall be available at the Township Building and may be purchased from the township at a reasonable price.
[1]
Editor's Note: See, for example, Ch. 125, Building Construction; Ch. 156, Electrical Standards; Ch. 166, Fire Prevention; Ch. 195, Mechanical Standards; Ch. 218, Plumbing; and Ch. 222, Property Maintenance.
The Township Secretary shall cause the full text of every ordinance, with proof of publication, to be recorded in a permanent record book upon its effective date. Ordinances of general application shall be included in the Code of the Township of Radnor. The Township Secretary shall be the custodian of this record book; it shall be open and available for public inspection upon request during normal office hours.
The Board shall provide for the publication of a general compilation consisting of this Charter, the Administrative Code and the Code of the Township of Radnor, indexed properly. Copies shall be furnished to township officers, placed in the Township Building office, the Memorial Library of Radnor Township and such other places as the Board may direct for free public reference and be made available for purchase by the public at a reasonable price. Public notice of this compilation shall be given by the Township Secretary as provided by this Charter. All amendments and new ordinances of general application shall be integrated in this compilation and distributed, as provided above, by the Township Secretary.