Township of Upper Providence, PA
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2023-08-10
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Charter
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Chapter C Home Rule Charter
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Article XI Upper Providence Township Code of Ethics
- Adopting Ordinance
- Ch AO Adopting Ordinance
- Comparative Section Table
- Ch CST Comparative Section Table
- Charter
- Ch C Home Rule Charter
- Ch C Art XI Upper Providence Township Code of Ethics
- § C-11.01 Code of Ethics.
- § C-11.02 Violations of the Code of Ethics.
- The Code
- Part Two: Administrative Code
- Title Two: General Provisions
- Ch 202 Codified Ordinances
- Ch 204 Official Standards
- Ch 206 Lines and Boundaries
- Ch 208 Contracts, Purchasing and Finance
- Ch 210 Meetings of Public Bodies
- Title Four: Legislation
- Ch 220 Council
- Ch 222 Ordinances and Resolutions
- Title Six: Administration
- Ch 230 Township Manager
- Ch 232 Township Solicitor
- Ch 234 Township Secretary
- Ch 236 Township Auditors
- Ch 238 Township Tax Collector
- Ch 240 Township Engineer
- Ch 241 Township Planner
- Ch 242 Police Department
- Ch 244 Volunteer Fire Company
- Ch 246 Bureau of Fire Prevention
- Ch 248 Highway Department
- Ch 250 Sewer Department
- Ch 252 Recreation Department
- Ch 254 Code Administration Department
- Ch 256 Public Works Department
- Title Eight: Authorities, Boards, Commissions and Committees
- Ch 260 Authorities, Boards, Commissions and Committees Generally
- Ch 262 Authorities
- Ch 264 Planning Commission
- Ch 266 Zoning Hearing Board
- Ch 268 Recreation Board
- Ch 270 Environmental Commission
- Ch 272 Code of Ethics Commission
- Ch 274 Cable Television Advisory Committee
- Title Ten: Employment Provisions
- Ch 280 Employees Generally
- Ch 282 Uniformed Employee Personnel Administration
- Ch 284 Nonuniformed Employee Personnel Administration
- Ch 286 Police Pension Plan
- Ch 288 Nonuniformed Employees' Pension Plan
- Title Twelve: Judiciary
- Ch 298 District Justice and Court of Common Pleas
- Part Four: Traffic Code
- Title Two: Vehicles and Public Ways
- Ch 420 Administration, Enforcement and Penalty
- Ch 424 Operation of Vehicles
- Ch 428 Streets and Traffic Control Devices
- Title Four: Parking
- Ch 440 Parking Generally
- Ch 444 Off-Street Parking
- Ch 448 Snow Emergency Parking
- Ch 452 Residential Parking Program
- Part Six: General Offenses Code
- Ch 610 Air Pollution Control
- Ch 614 Animals
- Ch 660 Peace Disturbances
- Ch 680 Safety, Sanitation and Health
- Ch 690 Vegetation
- Ch 694 Weapons and Explosives
- Part Eight: Business Regulation and Taxation Code
- Title Two: Business Regulation
- Ch 820 Cable Television
- Ch 870 Transient Merchants
- Title Four: Taxation
- Ch 880 (Reserved)
- Ch 884 Realty Transfer Tax
- Ch 886 Local Services Tax
- Part Ten: Streets, Utilities and Public Services Code
- Title Two: Street and Sidewalk Areas
- Ch 1020 Construction and Repair of Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 1022 Street Excavations and Obstructions
- Ch 1023 Township Rights-Of-Way
- Ch 1024 Small Wireless Facilities
- Title Four: Sewers and Stormwater Management
- Ch 1040 Sewer District No. 1
- Ch 1042 Sewer District No. 2
- Ch 1044 Connections and Capping
- Ch 1046 Sewage Facilities Plan
- Ch 1048 Stormwater Management Facilities
- Ch 1050 Ridley Creek Stormwater Management
- Ch 1052 Community On-Lot (Colds) and Stream Discharge (Csdds) Sewage Disposal System Management Program
- Ch 1054 Stormwater Management
- Ch 1056 Sewage Retaining Tank Procedures
- Title Six: Garbage and Rubbish Collection and Disposal
- Ch 1060 Licensing of Solid Waste Collectors
- Ch 1061 Regulation of Solid Waste Containers
- Ch 1062 Solid Waste Collection
- Ch 1064 Solid Waste Disposal
- Ch 1066 Recycling
- Title Eight: Other Public Services
- Ch 1080 Media-Upper Providence Free Library
- Ch 1082 Parks and Playgrounds
- Part Twelve: Planning and Zoning Code
- Title Two: Planning
- Ch 1210 Planning Commission
- Ch 1212 Comprehensive Plan
- Ch 1214 Stormwater Management; Erosion and Sedimentation Control
- Title Four: Subdivision and Land Development Regulations
- Ch 1220 General Provisions and Definitions
- Ch 1222 Administration, Enforcement and Penalty
- Ch 1226 Procedure
- Ch 1228 Plan Requirements
- Ch 1230 Development Design Standards
- Ch 1232 Mobile Home Parks
- Ch 1234 Construction and Acceptance of Public Improvements
- Apx A-H Appendixes to Title Four
- Title Six: Zoning
- Ch 1250 General Provisions and Administration
- Ch 1252 General Definitions
- Ch 1254 Establishment of Districts
- Ch 1256 Use Regulations and Standards
- Ch 1258 Area, Bulk, and Dimensional Standards
- Ch 1260 Buffer Requirements
- Ch 1262 Off-Street Parking and Loading
- Ch 1264 Nuisance Standards
- Ch 1266 Steep Slope Conservation Overlay District
- Ch 1268 Ridley Creek Watershed Overlay District
- Ch 1270 Floodplain Management
- Ch 1272 Planned Residential Overlay District
- Ch 1276 Signs
- Ch 1278 Nonconformities
- Ch 1280 Conditional Uses
- Ch 1282 Zoning Hearing Board
- Ch 1284 Repealer and Effective Date
- Part Fourteen: Building and Housing Code
- Title Two: Building Standards
- Ch 1420 Boca National Building Code
- Ch 1422 (Reserved)
- Ch 1424 International Plumbing Code
- Ch 1426 International Mechanical Code
- Ch 1428 (Reserved)
- Ch 1430 Uniform Construction Code
- Title Four: Miscellaneous Building Regulations
- Ch 1440 Alarm Systems
- Ch 1444 Certificates of Use and Occupancy
- Ch 1448 Numbering of Buildings
- Ch 1454 Smoke Detectors
- Ch 1456 (Reserved)
- Ch 1458 Water Conservation Standards for Plumbing Installations
- Title Six: Housing Standards
- Ch 1460 International Property Maintenance Code
- Ch 1462 Apartment Registration
- Ch 1464 Vacant and Abandoned Property
- Ch 1466 Hotels, Motels and Inns
- Part Sixteen: Fire Prevention Code
- Ch 1610 Boca National Fire Prevention Code
- Ch 1620 Miscellaneous Regulations
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
The Township officers, appointees and employees shall:
A.
Uphold the Constitution and laws of the United States of America
and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as well as the provisions of
this Charter, and never be a party to evasion of any of the above.
B.
Not favor or discriminate against another person because of race,
sex or political or religious affiliations.
C.
Not discriminate or accept for themselves, or anyone, favors, benefits
or privileges under circumstances conflicting with the performance
of Township duties.
D.
Not engage in any business with the Township, either directly or
indirectly, which is inconsistent with the honest performance of their
duties.
E.
Not render advice, consult with or appear on behalf of private interests
before any board, commission or judicial body where the Township is
involved directly and the interest of the party is adverse to the
position of the Township.
F.
Disclose any personal or business interest in questions arising before
the Council or in the exercise of their duties. Said disclosure should
be made public, and they shall eliminate themselves from votes or
decisive actions on these matters.
G.
Not use information obtained confidentially in the performance of
duties as a means for making private profit.
H.
Not enter into any private agreements which could in any way be construed
to be adverse to the public interest.
I.
Not use Township resources or facilities for political activities.
J.
Report violations wherever discovered to the Code of Ethics Commission.
K.
Uphold these principles recognizing that Township office or employ
is a public trust.
Township employees and appointees found in violation of this
Code by the Code of Ethics Commission shall be subject to dismissal
or other sanction by a majority vote of the Township Council.
