Pursuant to Section 3301.5 of the Borough Code (8 Pa.C.S.A. § 3301.5) the body of ordinances of a general and permanent nature and certain resolutions adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Langhorne, as revised, codified and consolidated, and consisting of Chapters 1 through 450, is hereby approved, adopted, ordained and enacted as a single ordinance of the Borough of Langhorne, which shall be known and is hereby designated as the "Code of the Borough of Langhorne," hereinafter referred to as the "Code." The provisions of the Code, insofar as they are substantively the same as those of the ordinances in force immediately prior to the enactment of the Code by this ordinance, are intended as a continuation of such ordinances and not as new enactments. This ordinance and the Code adopted hereby shall supersede and replace the currently existing Code of Ordinances of the Borough of Langhorne, as amended and supplemented.
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Langhorne as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
A copy of the Code has been filed in the office of the Borough Secretary and shall remain there for use and examination by the public until final action is taken on this ordinance. Following adoption of this ordinance such copy shall be certified to by the Borough Secretary, as provided by law, and such certified copy shall remain on file in the office of the Borough Secretary, to be made available to persons desiring to examine the same during all times while said Code is in effect.
B.
Additions or amendments to the Code, when adopted in such form as to indicate the intent of the Borough Council to make them a part thereof, shall be deemed to be incorporated into such Code so that reference to the "Code of the Borough of Langhorne" shall be understood and intended to include such additions and amendments.
The Borough Secretary shall cause to be published in the manner required by law notices of the introduction and of the adoption of the Code in a newspaper of general circulation in the Borough. The enactment of this ordinance, coupled with the publication of the notice of introduction, the availability of a copy of the Code for inspection by the public and the filing of an attested copy of this ordinance with the county, as required by law, shall be deemed, held and considered to be due and legal publication of all provisions of the Code for all purposes.
Each section of this ordinance and of the Code and every part of each section is an independent section or part of a section, and the holding of any section or a part thereof to be unconstitutional, void or ineffective for any cause shall not be deemed to affect the validity or constitutionality of any other sections or parts thereof.
A.
Nonsubstantive changes. In compiling and preparing the ordinances of the Borough for adoption and revision as part of the Code, certain nonsubstantive grammatical and style changes were made in one or more of said ordinances. It is the intention of the Borough Council that all such changes be adopted as part of the Code as if the ordinances so changed had been previously formally amended to read as such.
B.
Chapter and article titles, headings and titles of sections and other divisions in the Code or in supplements made to the Code are inserted in the Code and may be inserted in supplements to the Code for the convenience of persons using the Code and are not part of the legislation.
C.
Editor's notes indicating sources of sections, giving other information or referring to the statutes or to other parts of the Code are inserted in the Code and may be inserted in supplements to the Code for the convenience of persons using the Code and are not part of the legislation.
A.
Changes and revisions of a substantive nature, as set forth in Schedule A[1] attached hereto and made a part hereof, are hereby made to various ordinances and resolutions included in the Code, to become effective upon the effective date of this ordinance. (Chapter and section number references are to the ordinances as they have been renumbered and appear in the Code.)
[1]
Editor's Note: In accordance with § 1-6A, the chapters, articles and sections which were added, amended, adopted or repealed by this ordinance are indicated throughout the Code by a history referring to Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article I. During routine supplementation, histories indicating amendments, additions or deletions will be replaced with the following history: "Amended (added, repealed) 4-8-2026 by Ord. No. 2026-04." Schedule A, which contains a complete description of all changes, is on file in the Borough offices.
B.
Throughout the Code:
(1)
"Borough Open Space Plan" and "Langhorne Borough Open Space Plan" are revised to read "Langhorne Open Space Plan, most recent edition."
(2)
"Burgess" and "Chief Burgess" are revised to read "Mayor."
(3)
"Bureau of Police" is revised to read "Police Department."
(4)
"Federal Insurance Administration (FIA)" and "Federal Insurance Administrator" are revised to read "Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration (FIMA)" and "Federal Insurance and Mitigator," respectively.
(5)
"Fire Inspector" is revised to read "Fire Marshal."
(6)
"Four Boroughs Joint Comprehensive Plan of 1975" and "Four Borough's Comprehensive Plan" are revised to read "Borough of Langhorne Comprehensive Plan, most recent edition."
(7)
"Historic and Architectural Review Board," "Historical and Architectural Review Board" and "Historical Architectural Review Board" are revised to read "Historic Architectural Review Board."
(8)
"Justice of the Peace," "District Justice," "District Magistrate" or "Magistrate" are revised to read "Magisterial District Judge."
(9)
"Langhorne Borough" is revised to read "Borough of Langhorne."
(10)
Pennsylvania's "Department of Community Affairs" is revised to read "Department of Community and Economic Development."
(11)
Pennsylvania's "Department of Environmental Resources" is revised to read "Department of Environmental Protection."
(12)
Pennsylvania's "Department of Public Welfare" is revised to read "Department of Human Services."
(13)
"Planning Review Board" is revised to read "Planning Commission."
(14)
U.S. Department of Agriculture's "Soil Conservation Service (SCS)" is revised to read "Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)."
(15)
U.S. "Veterans Administration" is revised to read "Department of Veterans Affairs."
(16)
In Chapter 295, Natural Resource Protection, "Building Code Officer" is revised to read "Building Code Official."
A.
Ordinances of a general and permanent nature, or parts thereof, that are inconsistent with the provisions contained in the Code adopted by this ordinance are hereby repealed; provided, however, that such repeal shall only be to the extent of such inconsistency, and any valid legislation of the Borough of Langhorne that is not in conflict with the provisions of the Code shall be deemed to remain in full force and effect.
B.
The following ordinances have been excluded from the Code and are specifically repealed:
(1)
Ordinance No. 95, Circulars and handbills, adopted August 3, 19363.
(2)
Ordinance No. 97, Loitering, adopted October 5, 1936.
(3)
Ordinance No. 96, Bicycles, adopted October 6, 1938.
(4)
Ordinance No. 138, Disorderly conduct, adopted September 14, 1951.
(5)
Ordinance No. 174, Langhorne Borough Authority, adopted June 7, 1961.
(6)
Ordinance No. 175, Tenant registration, adopted June 7, 1961.
(7)
Ordinance No. 183, Fire prevention, adopted October 6, 1965.
(8)
Ordinance No. 222, Moving permits, adopted July 2, 1975.
(9)
The ordinance dated January 13, 1981, relating to smoke detectors.
(10)
The ordinance dated May 4, 1984, relating to housing standards.
(11)
The ordinance dated September 11, 1991, relating to water conservation.
The adoption of this Code and the repeal of ordinances provided for in § 1-7 of this ordinance shall not affect the following ordinances, rights and obligations, which are hereby expressly saved from repeal; provided, however, that the repeal of ordinances pursuant to § 1-7 or the saving from repeal of ordinances pursuant to this section shall not be construed so as to revive any ordinance previously repealed, superseded or no longer of any effect:
A.
Any ordinance adopted subsequent to December 10, 2025.
B.
Any right or liability established, accrued or incurred under any legislative provision of the Borough prior to the effective date of this ordinance or any action or proceeding brought for the enforcement of such right or liability or any cause of action acquired or existing.
C.
Any offense or act committed or done before the effective date of this ordinance in violation of any legislative provision of the Borough or any penalty, punishment or forfeiture which may result therefrom.
D.
Any prosecution, indictment, action, suit or other proceeding pending or any judgment rendered prior to the effective date of this ordinance, brought pursuant to any legislative provision of the Borough.
E.
Any franchise, license, right, easement or privilege heretofore granted or conferred by the Borough or any lawful contract, obligation or agreement.
F.
Any ordinance appropriating money or transferring funds, promising or guaranteeing the payment of money or authorizing the issuance and delivery of any bond of the Borough or other instruments or evidence of the Borough's indebtedness.
G.
Any ordinance adopting an annual budget or establishing an annual tax rate.
H.
Any ordinance providing for the levy, imposition or collection of special taxes, assessments or charges.
I.
Any ordinance authorizing the purchase, sale, lease or transfer of property or acquiring property by acceptance of deed, condemnation or exercise of eminent domain.
J.
Any ordinance annexing land to the Borough.
K.
Any ordinance providing for or requiring the construction or reconstruction or opening of sidewalks, curbs and gutters.
L.
Any ordinance or part of an ordinance providing for laying out, opening, altering, widening, relocating, straightening, establishing grade, changing name, improvement, acceptance or vacation of any right-of-way, easement, street, road, highway, sidewalk, park or other public place or property or designating various streets as public highways.
M.
Any ordinance establishing water, sewer or other special purpose districts and designating the boundaries thereof; providing for a system of sewers or water supply lines; or providing for the construction, extension, dedication, acceptance or abandonment of any part of a system of sewers or water supply lines.
N.
Any ordinance providing for the making of public improvements.
O.
Any ordinance providing for the salaries and compensation of officers and employees of the Borough or setting the bond of any officer or employee.
P.
Any ordinance concerning changes and amendments to the Zoning Map.
Q.
Any ordinance relating to or establishing a pension plan or pension fund for municipal employees.
R.
Any ordinance or portion of an ordinance establishing a specific fee amount for any license, permit or service obtained from the Borough.
S.
Any currently effective ordinance providing for intergovernmental cooperation or establishing an intermunicipal agreement.
T.
The ordinance adopted December 30, 1993, relating to the fire tax.
It shall be unlawful for anyone to improperly change or amend, by additions or deletions, or to alter or tamper with the Code or any part or portion thereof in any manner whatsoever which will cause the law of the Borough to be misrepresented thereby. Any person who violates or permits a violation of this section of this ordinance shall, upon being found liable therefor, pay a fine of not more than $600, plus court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees incurred by the Borough in the enforcement proceedings. If the penalty is not paid, the Borough shall initiate a civil action for collection in accordance with the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure. Each day a violation exists shall constitute a separate offense. In addition to or in lieu of enforcement under this section, the Borough may enforce this ordinance in equity in the Court of Common Pleas of the county.