Town of McCandless, PA
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2023-10-09
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The Charter
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Chapter C Charter
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- Ch C Art I NAME AND BOUNDARIES
- SECTION 101 NAME AND STATUS.
- SECTION 102 TOWN BOUNDARIES.
- SECTION 103 COUNCILMANIC DISTRICTS.
- Ch C Art II POWERS AND DUTIES
- SECTION 201 GENERAL POWERS.
- SECTION 202 GENERAL MUNICIPAL DUTIES.
- SECTION 203 CONSTRUCTION.
- Ch C Art III TOWN COUNCIL
- SECTION 301 POWERS OF THE TOWN COUNCIL.
- SECTION 302 COMPOSITION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL.
- SECTION 303 TERMS OF OFFICE OF MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.
- SECTION 304 ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.
- SECTION 305 QUALIFICATIONS OF MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.
- SECTION 306 VACANCIES.
- SECTION 307 PROHIBITIONS.
- SECTION 308 COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES OF MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.
- Ch C Art IV ORGANIZATION AND PROCEDURES OF TOWN COUNCIL
- SECTION 401 ORGANIZATION AND MEETINGS OF COUNCIL.
- SECTION 402 TIME AND PLACE OF MEETINGS.
- SECTION 403 NOTICE.
- SECTION 404 RECORDS.
- SECTION 405 PUBLIC MEETINGS AND CITIZENS' RIGHT TO BE HEARD.
- SECTION 406 OPERATING RULES AND PROCEDURES.
- SECTION 407 QUORUM.
- SECTION 408 VOTING REQUIREMENTS IN GENERAL.
- SECTION 409 OFFICERS.
- SECTION 410 ADVISORY COMMITTEES.
- Ch C Art V ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS
- SECTION 501 ADMINISTRATIVE CODE.
- SECTION 502 PERSONNEL CODE.
- SECTION 503 FORMS OF ACTION BY COUNCIL.
- SECTION 504 SPECIFIC ACTIONS REQUIRING ADOPTION BY ORDINANCE.
- SECTION 505 REQUISITES OF ACTION BY ORDINANCE.
- SECTION 506 REQUISITES OF ACTION BY RESOLUTION.
- SECTION 507 CERTIFICATION OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS.
- SECTION 508 PERIODIC REVIEW OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS.
- SECTION 509 PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF ORDINANCES.
- Ch C Art VI INVESTIGATIONS BY COUNCIL
- SECTION 601 AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT INVESTIGATIONS.
- SECTION 602 WITNESSES AND DOCUMENTS.
- SECTION 603 OATHS OF WITNESSES.
- Ch C Art VII TOWN MANAGER
- SECTION 701 APPOINTMENT, QUALIFICATIONS AND COMPENSATION.
- SECTION 702 POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE TOWN MANAGER.
- SECTION 703 FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT.
- SECTION 704 REMOVAL.
- SECTION 705 ABSENCE OR INCAPACITY.
- Ch C Art VIII TOWN ATTORNEY
- SECTION 801 APPOINTMENT, QUALIFICATIONS AND COMPENSATION.
- SECTION 802 REMOVAL.
- SECTION 803 DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY.
- SECTION 804 POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE TOWN ATTORNEY.
- SECTION 805 APPOINTMENT OF SPECIAL COUNSEL.
- Ch C Art IX PLANNING AND LAND USE ADMINISTRATION
- SECTION 901 PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATOR.
- SECTION 902 PLANNING COMMISSION.
- SECTION 903 LAND USE AND BUILDING REGULATIONS.
- SECTION 904 ZONING HEARING BOARD.
- Ch C Art X PUBLIC SAFETY
- SECTION 1001 POLICE DEPARTMENT.
- SECTION 1002 FIRE PREVENTION.
- Ch C Art XI PERSONNEL
- SECTION 1101 PERSONNEL CODE.
- SECTION 1102 MERIT SYSTEM.
- SECTION 1103 PERSONNEL BOARD.
- SECTION 1104 POLITICAL ACTIVITIES.
- Ch C Art XII BUDGET AND FISCAL MATTERS
- SECTION 1201 FISCAL YEAR.
- SECTION 1202 SUBMISSION OF BUDGET, CAPITAL PROGRAM AND BUDGET MESSAGE.
- SECTION 1203 PUBLIC RECORD.
- SECTION 1204 ADOPTION OF BUDGET.
- SECTION 1205 AMENDMENT OF BUDGET.
- SECTION 1206 APPROPRIATION.
- SECTION 1207 PAYMENT OF FUNDS.
- SECTION 1208 INDEPENDENT AUDIT.
- SECTION 1209 FIDELITY BONDS.
- SECTION 1210 BORROWING OF FUNDS.
- SECTION 1211 TEMPORARY INVESTMENT OF FUNDS.
- SECTION 1212 TAXATION LIMITS.
- Ch C Art XIII CONTRACTS
- SECTION 1301 REQUIREMENTS.
- SECTION 1302 BIDDING PROCEDURE.
- SECTION 1303 EXCEPTIONS TO COMPETITIVE BIDDING.
- SECTION 1304 MAXIMUM TERM OF CERTAIN CONTRACTS.
- SECTION 1305 EMINENT DOMAIN.
- SECTION 1306 ADVERSE INTEREST.
- SECTION 1307 BONDING REQUIREMENTS.
- Ch C Art XIV INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM
- SECTION 1401 GENERAL AUTHORITY.
- SECTION 1402 COMMENCEMENT OF INITIATIVE OR REFERENDUM PROCEEDINGS.
- SECTION 1403 PETITIONS.
- SECTION 1404 CERTIFICATION BY MANAGER.
- SECTION 1405 SUSPENSION OF ORDINANCE IN THE EVENT OF REFERENDUM PETITION.
- SECTION 1406 ACTION ON PETITIONS.
- SECTION 1407 RESULTS OF ELECTION.
- Ch C Art XV GENERAL PROVISIONS
- SECTION 1501 CHARTER AMENDMENTS.
- SECTION 1502 SEVERABILITY.
- Ch C Art XVI TRANSITION
- SECTION 1601 ADOPTION AND EFFECTIVE DATE OF CHARTER.
- SECTION 1602 STATUS OF ELECTED OFFICIALS.
- SECTION 1603 STATUS OF APPOINTED PERSONNEL.
- SECTION 1604 STATUS OF PRIOR ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS, TAXES AND OTHER ACTIONS.
- SECTION 1605 EMPLOYEE RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES.
- SECTION 1606 STATUS OF OTHER TOWNSHIP OBLIGATIONS.
- SECTION 1607 STATUS OF TOWNSHIP PROPERTY, RIGHTS AND LITIGATION.
- SECTION 1608 FIRST ORGANIZATION MEETING OF COUNCIL.
- The Code
- Administrative
- General Provisions
- Art 101 Codified Ordinances
- Art 103 Official Standards
- Art 105 Wards and Boundaries
- Administrative Code
- Art 113 Title and Purpose
- Art 115 Town Council
- Art 117 Legislative Processes
- Art 119 Citizen Participation
- Art 121 Administration
- Art 123 Authorities, Boards and Commissions
- Art 125 Fiscal Procedures
- Art 127 Cost Recovery for Emergency Condition Abatement
- Personnel
- Art 137 Personnel Board
- Art 139 Personnel Code
- Business and Taxation
- Business Regulation
- Art 301 Advertising
- Art 305 Transient Vendors
- Art 306 Solicitation of Funds
- Art 307 Amusements
- Art 309 Cable Television Rates and Customer Services
- Art 321 Amusement Tax
- Art 325 Realty Transfer Tax
- Art 329 Earned Income Tax
- Art 333 Mechanical Devices Tax
- Art 337 Real Estate Tax
- Art 341 Business Privilege Tax
- Art 343 Local Economic Revitalization Tax Assistance (Lerta) Program
- Art 345 Tax Assessment Limitation Program
- Art 347 Local Services Tax
- Art 349 Volunteer Service Credit Program
- Traffic Code
- Art 501 General Provisions
- Art 505 Traffic Regulations
- Art 509 Commercial and Heavy Vehicles
- Art 513 Illegally Parked and Abandoned Vehicles
- Art 517 Motorcycles; Scooters; and Bicycles With Motors
- General Offenses Code
- Art 701 Animals
- Art 702 Wild or Dangerous Animals
- Art 705 Health, Safety and Sanitation
- Art 709 Weapons
- Art 713 Public Nuisance Activities
- Art 715 Property Maintenance Code
- Art 717 Potter Park
- Art 721 Loitering
- Art 725 Noise
- Art 729 Aircraft
- Art 730 Fugitive Emissions
- Art 731 Establishment of Tobacco- and Vaping-Free Zones in Town Parks and Playgrounds
- Streets, Utilities And Public Services Code
- Streets, Driveways, and Excavations
- Art 901 Street Excavations
- Art 902 Deliberate Deposit of Snow on Streets or Roadways
- Art 903 Rights-Of-Way, Telecommunication Providers
- Art 905 Driveways
- Art 907 Objects and Signs in Right-Of-Way
- Art 909 Street Acceptance and Dedication
- Art 911 Sidewalks
- Art 912 Floodplain Construction and Development Requirements
- Utilites
- Art 913 Stormwater Management
- Art 915 Certification of Sanitary Sewer Status
- Art 917 Sewers
- Art 919 Waste Discharge Into Sewers
- Services
- Art 925 Garbage Collection
- Art 927 Solid Waste Storage, Collection and Disposal
- Art 929 Recycling
- Subdivision and Land Development
- Art 1101 General Provisions
- Art 1102 Definitions
- Art 1103 Application and Approval Requirements
- Art 1104 Site Planning and Design Standards
- Art 1105 Engineering and Construction Improvement Standards
- Art 1106 Guarantee of Improvement Standards
- Art 1107 Manufactured Home Park Standards
- Zoning
- Art 1301 General Zoning Provisions
- Art 1302 Zoning Districts
- Art 1303 Zoning Uses
- Art 1304 Supplemental Regulations
- Art 1305 Signs
- Art 1306 Definitions
- Fire Prevention Code
- Art 1501 Fire Prevention Permits
- Art 1503 Open Fire and Burning Regulations
- Art 1505 Fire Safety Inspections
- Art 1507 Storz Fittings
- Art 1509 Fire Control Measures and Regulations
- Art 1511 Key Lock Boxes
- Art 1513 Designation of Fire Lanes
- Art 1517 Fire Insurance Escrow Act
- Art 1521 International Fire Code
- Building Code
- Art 1701 Building Construction
- Art 1705 Grading, Excavation and Fills
- Art 1709 (Reserved)
- Art 1713 Smoke Detectors
- Art 1715 Timber Harvesting
- Art 1717 Property Address Numbering
- Art 1719 Uniform Construction Code
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[EDITOR'S NOTE: The McCandless Charter was approved by
voters on November 5, 1974. Dates appearing in parentheses following
a section heading indicate those provisions were subsequently adopted
or amended on the date given.]
