The title and background of this chapter set forth above are
incorporated herein by reference.
The Board of Supervisors hereby approves entering into the agreement,
a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference
(and which shall be filed with the minutes of the meeting at which
this chapter was enacted), with the intent and effect that the Township
shall be bound by the agreement.
The Chairman of the Board of Supervisors is hereby authorized
and directed on behalf of the Township: to execute and deliver the
agreement; and to execute and deliver such additional instruments,
and to take such further actions, as may be necessary or appropriate
to carry forth the agreement and the transactions to be effected under
the agreement.
All actions of any officer, agent or other representative of
the Township heretofore taken in the pursuit of the establishment
of the UCC Board of Appeals and/or the Township's participation
therein are hereby ratified and approved in all respects.
The Board of Supervisors is hereby authorized to take such other
action as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes
of this chapter and of the agreement.
As required by the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation
Act, the following matters are specifically found and determined:
A. The conditions of the agreement are set forth in the agreement.
B. The Township shall utilize the UCC Board of Appeals for all appeals
filed from application of the Township's UCC ordinance for the
term as set forth in the agreement.
C. The purpose and objectives of the agreement are as set forth in the
background of this chapter and in the agreement.
D. The manner and extent of financing the agreement are that: no borrowing
will be required by the Township; funds to implement the Township's
obligations under the agreement shall come from normal and usual budgeted
amounts for such matters; and other provisions governing the manner
and extent of the financing of the UCC Board of Appeals shall be as
set forth in the agreement.
E. The UCC Board of Appeals shall be administered by South Coventry
Townships, and by North Coventry Township, each as the case may be,
with regard to applications concerning construction on properties
within its municipal boundaries, as provided in the agreement.
F. All property, real or personal, of the UCC Board of Appeals shall
be acquired, managed, licensed or disposed of by the UCC Board of
Appeals in accordance with the terms of the agreement and the rules
and procedures as may be adopted by the UCC Board of Appeals.
G. The UCC Board of Appeals will not be entering into any contracts.
The provisions of this chapter are severable and if any section,
sentence, clause, or part or provision hereof shall be held to be
illegal, invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction
such decision of the court shall not affect the remaining sections,
clauses, parts or provisions of this chapter. It is hereby declared
to be the intent of the Township that such Ordinance would have been
enacted if such illegal, invalid or unconstitutional section, sentence,
clause, part or provision had not been included herein.
Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to affect
any suit or proceeding in any court, or any rights acquired or liability
incurred, or any cause of action existing prior to the enactment of
this chapter.
This chapter shall become effective according to applicable
law.