This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Official
Map Ordinance of South Whitehall Township."
This chapter is enacted and ordained pursuant to the grant of
powers by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
as contained in the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, Act
of 1968, P.L. 805, No. 247, as reenacted and amended (hereinafter
"MPC") and the First Class Township Code, Act of 1931, P.L. 1206,
No. 331, as amended.
The attached map entitled "Official Map of South Whitehall Township,
dated May 26, 2010, Sheets 1 through 3, prepared by The Pidcock Company
with Sheet 3 bearing a last revision date of September 21, 2010" (collectively,
the "Official Map of South Whitehall Township") is hereby adopted
as the Official Map of South Whitehall Township. The Official Map
of South Whitehall Township is enacted to serve the purposes authorized
for an official map in the MPC, which purposes are incorporated herein
by reference. The Official Map of South Whitehall Township is on file
at the South Whitehall Township Municipal Building where it may be
examined during regular business hours. The Official Map of South
Whitehall Township shall also be recorded in the Lehigh County Clerk
of Judicial Records, Recorder of Deeds Division where it may also
be examined during regular business hours.
Following adoption of this chapter and the Official Map of South
Whitehall Township, or part thereof or amendment thereto, a copy of
same, verified by the Board of Commissioners of South Whitehall Township,
shall be submitted to the Lehigh County Clerk of Judicial Records,
Recorder of Deeds Division and shall be recorded within 60 days of
the effective date. The fee for recording and indexing this chapter
and amendments shall be paid by South Whitehall Township after enacting
the chapter or amendment and shall be in the amount prescribed by
law for the recording of ordinances by the recorder of deeds.