[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township
of Hanover 9-13-2022 by Ord. No. 22-4. Amendments noted where applicable.]
This chapter shall be known as the "Nazareth Area Multi-Municipal
Plan Ordinance of Hanover Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania."
A.
The purpose of the Nazareth Area Multi-Municipal Comprehensive Plan
is to enable the Boroughs of Bath, Chapman, Nazareth, Stockertown
and Tatamy and the Townships of Bushkill, Hanover, Lower Nazareth,
Moore and Upper Nazareth to shape their collective vision for the
future.
B.
Each municipality will keep their autonomy and control but planning
as a region will enable them to take advantage of geographic similarities
and address their common priorities, while better managing an evolving
development landscape.
C.
The multi-municipal plan will allow the municipalities to determine
common goals and objectives for areas of land use, housing, air quality,
transportation, development, recreational facilities, the conservation
of natural and scenic resources, the preservation of farmland and
fostering economic development, in addition to identifying ways to
share resources.
Pursuant to Article IV, Membership, of the Articles of Agreement,
attached hereto as Exhibit "A,"[1] by and among the governments of the Boroughs of Bath,
Chapman, Nazareth, Stockertown and Tatamy and the Townships of Bushkill,
Hanover, Lower Nazareth, Moore and Upper Nazareth, the Township of
Hanover, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, approves the Articles of
Agreement, authorizes the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors and
the Township Secretary to execute the Articles of Agreement and further
agrees to be bound to the extent provided in such articles and other
agreements adopted by the Nazareth Area Council of Governments.
[1]
Editor's Note: Exhibit A is on file in the Township offices.
