[Ord. 105, 4/13/1976; as revised by Ord. 374, 1/10/1989]
Ordinances shall be adopted by the Board of Supervisors in accordance with the provisions of Article II of the Home Rule Charter and this Part of the Code. This Part contains certain provisions pertaining to the adoption of ordinances and codes by reference which are not covered under Article II of the Home Rule Charter or which are expansions of the provisions of Article II.
[Ord. 105, 4/13/1976; as revised by Ord. 374, 1/10/1989]
1.
All ordinances proposed for adoption shall be submitted in writing
to each Supervisor at least 48 hours prior to the time when the ordinance
is to be considered for adoption. Ordinances requiring prior public
notices as provided in § 2.21 of the Home Rule Charter shall
be submitted to each Supervisor at least 48 hours prior to the time
when such ordinance is to be finally introduced.
2.
Any public notice of a hearing to be held with respect to the adoption
of an ordinance shall specify the place where copies of such ordinance
are available for public examination during reasonable hours.
3.
Each ordinance, when introduced, shall be assigned a bill number
by the Township Manager. The bill, if adopted, shall then be assigned
a chronological ordinance number. The assignment of the final ordinance
number need not be done during a public meeting.
4.
The minutes of a meeting at which an ordinance is introduced may
identify such ordinance by bill number and title only. A permanent
record of all ordinances introduced shall be kept, in chronological
bill number order. This record of bill numbers (ordinances introduced)
shall contain a statement as to the disposition of each bill, including
the ordinance number assigned upon final adoption, if such is the
case.
5.
Ordinances shall be published after final adoption, such as provided
in § 2.23 of the Home Rule Charter. If such publication consists
only of the title or a general summary of the substance of the ordinance,
the title or summary shall be of sufficient content to provide reasonable
public notice of the general purpose and effect of the ordinance.
The publication shall also specify the place where copies of the ordinance
are available for public examination during reasonable hours.
[Amended by Ord. No. 1043, 7/16/2018]
6.
Ordinances shall take effect as provided in § 2.23 of the
Home Rule Charter or as may be specifically provided in the laws of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; provided, however, that no ordinance
shall take effect immediately with respect to any person upon whom
personal service is made, unless otherwise stated by the laws of the
commonwealth or the Home Rule Charter.
[Ord. 105, 4/13/1976; as revised by Ord. 374, 1/10/1989]
1.
The Board of Supervisors may adopt by reference any nationally recognized
and/or professionally prepared code or standard, in whole or in part,
by adoption of an ordinance specifying:
2.
Any amendments, deletions, or insertions to be made in a code or
standard adopted by reference shall be described in the ordinance
adopting the code or standard, and any penalty shall be specifically
set forth.
3.
Upon introduction of an ordinance adopting a code or standard by
reference, at least two copies of such code or standard, marked so
as to indicate any amendments, deletions or insertions shall be placed
on file in the office of the Township Manager, available for public
use and examination. Upon final adoption of the ordinance, one of
the two copies of the code or standard shall be kept on file in the
office of the chief code enforcement officer for the code or standard.
As much as is possible, the Township shall make available to the general
public, at a reasonable charge, copies of such codes or standards.
4.
The public notice of adoption of any ordinance adopting by reference
a code or standard shall specify the title of said code or standard,
indicating its general content and purpose, specify whether or not
any changes are being made in said code or standard and designate
the place where copies of said code or standard are on file for public
examination during reasonable hours.
[Ord. 105, 4/13/1976; as revised by Ord. 374, 1/10/1989]
1.
In accordance with the provisions of § 2.26 of the Home
Rule Charter, the Board of Supervisors shall provide for the codification
of all general and permanent ordinances of the Township. Such codification
shall be adopted by reference, by an ordinance duly enacted by the
Board of Supervisors. The adopting ordinance may provide for the repeal
of all ordinances of a general and permanent nature not included in
the codification, saving from repeal such ordinances as may be desired,
or the adopting ordinance may provide for the repeal of specific ordinances.
2.
The ordinance adopting a codification by reference shall be deemed
to validate any nonsubstantive organizational, numbering, and stylization
changes and grammatical corrections required in the preparation of
the codification, any substantive textual changes to previously adopted
ordinances and any new ordinances which may be authorized by the Board
of Supervisors during the process of codification.
3.
At least two copies of the codification shall, upon introduction
of the adopting ordinance, be placed on file in the office of the
Township Manager and shall remain there on file for public use and
examination during the time when such codification is in effect. Copies
of the codification shall be made available for purchase by the general
public at a reasonable charge.
