The Legislature of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has, by
the passage of the Pennsylvania Flood Plain Management Act of 1978,[1] delegated the responsibility to local governmental units
to adopt floodplain management regulations to promote public health,
safety, and the general welfare of its citizenry. Therefore, the Board
of Supervisors of Perkiomen Township (hereinafter "the Township"),
does hereby authorize and enact this Floodplain Management Ordinance.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 32 P.S. § 679.101 et seq.
