In addition to any other power or duty required
by law or by this Charter to be exercised by ordinance, those powers
and duties of the Board shall be exercised by ordinance which:
A.
Provide for a fine or other penalty or establish a
rule or regulation for violation of which a fine or other penalty
is imposed.
B.
Establish, levy and collect taxes and increase or
decrease the rates of existing taxes.
C.
Grant, renew or extend a franchise.
D.
Establish, alter or abolish rates or charges for any
utility or other service supplied by the township.
E.
Authorize the borrowing of money except for revenue
anticipation or emergency loans as provided elsewhere in this Charter.
F.
Exercise the power of eminent domain.
G.
Purchase, convey, lease or authorize the purchase,
conveyance or lease of any real property.
H.
Amend or repeal any ordinance previously adopted.
I.
Establish, alter or amend any zoning ordinance, subdivision
procedure, land development, land use or building regulation.
No ordinance shall contain more than one subject,
which shall be clearly expressed in its title. Any ordinance which
repeals or amends an existing ordinance shall clearly indicate matter
to be omitted or added.
An ordinance may be introduced by any Supervisor
at any regular or special public meeting. Except where specifically
provided otherwise in the Charter, an ordinance shall be processed
in the following manner:
A.
The proposed ordinance shall be given to the Manager
and placed on the agenda of the Board for introduction and initial
consideration at the next meeting of the Board.
B.
If approved initially by the Board, the Manager shall
cause a concise summary of the proposed ordinance to be advertised
at least once in two or more newspapers of general circulation in
the township appearing at least seven days before the meeting in which
the ordinance will receive further action by the Board. The summary
shall contain sufficient information to identify the geographical
area and/or nature of the ordinance as it would affect any residents
or property owners in the township and shall specify the date on which
the Board proposes to act on the ordinance. Further, in the case of
amendment to the Zoning Ordinance applying only to a small portion
of the township, such notice shall be given directly to neighboring
property owners of the area affected.
C.
Provided that the preceding procedures have been followed and all persons interested have had an opportunity to be heard or to present their views in writing, the Board may adopt the proposed ordinance at the advertised meeting or it may postpone action until a later meeting, the date of which shall be stated at the advertised meeting. The Board may amend a proposed ordinance before final adoption, but if an amendment makes any significant substantive change from the ordinance originally advertised, no final action may be taken until the amended ordinance has again been advertised in accordance with § C-38B.
D.
An ordinance finally adopted by the Board shall be
advertised in full at least once in two or more newspapers of general
circulation in the township, within seven days of the adoption of
the ordinance; except that ordinances adopting by reference standard
codes of technical regulations, as provided in § C-40 of
this Charter, will not require publication of the codes.
E.
Except in emergencies or as otherwise provided in
this Charter, every ordinance adopted by the Board shall become effective
on the 31st day after the date of adoption, or at any later date specified
therein.
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Editor's Note: Ordinances and amendments authorized
by the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code (53 P.S. § 10101
et seq.) shall be adopted pursuant to the provisions of said code
and this Charter.
Notwithstanding the provisions of § C-38,
the Board may, in the event of a substantial public emergency affecting
the life, health, property and peace of the citizens of the township,
adopt one or more emergency ordinances, but such ordinances shall
not levy taxes or authorize the borrowing of money except as provided
elsewhere in this Charter. An emergency ordinance shall be introduced
in the form required and shall be so designated and shall clearly
state the nature of the emergency in specific terms. No prior publication
of an emergency ordinance shall be required and the Board may adopt
an emergency ordinance at any regular or special public meeting in
which it is introduced. An emergency ordinance shall become effective
immediately, shall automatically stand repealed as of the 31st day
following the date of its adoption, but may be reenacted as provided
herein if the emergency still exists. An emergency ordinance may also
be repealed by adoption of a repealing ordinance in the same manner
specified in this section for adoption of emergency ordinances. An
emergency ordinance shall be advertised as soon as possible after
the date at which it is enacted, as shall any ordinance repealing
an emergency ordinance.
The Board may adopt any standard code of technical regulations by adopting an ordinance incorporating said standard code by reference. The details of such standard codes need not be advertised, but copies of such codes shall be available at the office of the township for public inspection and for purchase at a reasonable price fixed by the Board. Adoption of standard codes shall be in accordance with the procedures set forth in § C-38.
The Township Manager shall cause the full text
of any ordinance with proof of publication to be recorded in a permanent
record book within 31 days of its effective date. The permanent record
book shall be open and available for public inspection throughout
normal office hours.
Within one year after the effective date of
this Charter, the Board shall provide for the preparation of a general
compilation and indexing of all township ordinances having the force
and effect of law. The general compilation shall be published promptly
in loose-leaf form, together with this Charter and the Administrative
Code[1] required by this Charter. This compilation shall be known
and cited as "The General Laws of the Township of Tredyffrin" and
copies shall be furnished to township officers, placed in township
libraries and the township office for free public reference and shall
be made available for purchase at a reasonable price fixed by the
Board.
All amendments to the General Laws and new ordinances
shall be integrated in said compilation and distributed as aforesaid.
