Council shall exercise by ordinance all legislative powers and duties required by the Optional Plans Law, the First Class Township Code, this chapter and general law to be exercised by ordinance. All other powers and duties of the Township may be exercised by ordinance or resolution.
An ordinance shall contain only one subject clearly expressed in its title. The enacting clause shall be: “The Council of the Township of Bristol hereby ordains ...” Any ordinance which repeals or amends an existing ordinance shall clearly indicate the matter to be repealed, omitted or added.
A. 
Council may adopt by reference any standard technical regulations or code, official or unofficial, or parts thereof, by adopting an ordinance incorporating said standard codes or parts thereof. Such regulations or codes need not be published in full, provided that 10 copies of such regulations or codes have been placed on file with the Township Secretary and in the office of the Department charged with enforcing such ordinance at least 10 days prior to Council’s considering the ordinance.
B. 
Publication of notice once of the proposed adoption of any such regulations or code shall be required, which notice shall set forth briefly the substance of the proposed code and notice of the place where the code is on file and may be examined.
C. 
Any ordinance adopting, by reference, regulations or a code shall be enacted by Council within 60 days after it has been filed with the Township Secretary.
A. 
Introduction. A proposed ordinance may be introduced by a Council member, with such advice and input from the Township Manager or Solicitor as the Council member may determine to consider, at any regular or special public meeting. Such ordinance shall be submitted to the Township Secretary in advance thereof, who shall place it on the agenda of the next public meeting for consideration. A proposed ordinance not included on the agenda may be introduced and given consideration only with the affirmative vote of at least four Council members.
B. 
Adoption.
(1) 
The publication and adoption of all Township ordinances shall be in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Optional Plans Law, the First Class Township Code and general law.
(2) 
The effective date of all Township ordinances, except the budget ordinance, shall be not less than 10 days after its final passage by Council, unless Council, by a vote of a majority plus one, shall adopt a resolution declaring an emergency.
A. 
Council, with the advice and assistance of the Solicitor, shall provide for the general codification of all Township ordinances having the force and effect of law. The general codification shall include the Administrative Code and be known and cited as the “Code of Ordinances of the Township of Bristol.” All new ordinances shall be integrated in the codification.
B. 
A copy of the codification shall be available for public inspection at the office of the Township during business hours. Copies shall also be available for purchase at a reasonable charge to be fixed by Council. Residents may also receive by subscription copies of all changes in the codification made to maintain it on a continuing basis, at a reasonable charge to be fixed from time to time by Council.
All Township ordinances and resolutions shall be entered verbatim in permanent record books maintained separately for ordinances and resolutions. Ordinance and resolution books shall be in the custody of the Township Secretary and shall be available for public inspection during business hours.