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Timestamp: 2020-08-06 08:17:44
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 66601', '§ 1', '§ 1', '§ 1', '§ 1', '§ 1', '§ 1']

Township of Millcreek, PA / The Code
[Adopted 9-27-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-11]
Pursuant to Section 1601(d) of the Second Class Township Code [53 P.S. § 66601(d)], the codification of a complete body of legislation for the Township of Millcreek, County of Erie, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, as revised, codified and consolidated into chapters, articles and sections by General Code, and consisting of Chapters 1 through 145, together with an Appendix, is hereby approved, adopted, ordained and enacted as a single ordinance of the Township of Millcreek, which shall be known and is hereby designated as the "Code of the Township of Millcreek," hereinafter referred to as the "Code."
The provisions of this Code, insofar as they are substantively the same as those of ordinances and resolutions in force immediately prior to the enactment of this ordinance, are intended as a continuation of such ordinances and resolutions and not as new enactments, and the effectiveness of such provisions shall date from the date of adoption of the prior ordinance or resolution. All such provisions are hereby continued in full force and effect and are hereby reaffirmed as to their adoption by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of Millcreek, and it is the intention of said Board of Supervisors that each such provision contained within the Code is hereby reenacted and reaffirmed as it appears in said Code. Only such provisions of former ordinances as are omitted from this Code shall be deemed repealed or abrogated by the provisions of § 1-3 below, and only new or changed provisions, as described in § 1-6 below, shall be deemed to be enacted from the effective date of this Code, as provided in § 1-15 below.
Repeal of inconsistent ordinances. Except as provided in § 1-4, Legislation saved from repeal; matters not affected by repeal, below, all ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent with the provisions contained in the Code adopted by this ordinance are hereby repealed as of the effective date given in § 1-15; provided, however, that such repeal shall only be to the extent of such inconsistency, and any valid legislation of the Township of Millcreek which is not in conflict with the provisions of the Code shall be deemed to remain in full force and effect.
Repeal of specific ordinances. The following ordinances are no longer in effect and are hereby repealed:
Streets and sidewalks: surfacing of streets
3-2-1959
Animals: sale or disposal of baby chicks, rabbits, ducklings and other fowl
2-15-1960
4-4-1960
Animals: dogs running at large
11-21-1960
Fines for illegally parked motor vehicles
Animals: running at large amendment
Bicycle registration amendment
4-30-1979
Gas wells amendment
6-2-1992
Emergency services: use of E-911 system
Any ordinance adopted subsequent to June 28, 2016.
Editor’s Note: In accordance with § 1-6B, the chapters, parts and sections which were added, amended, adopted or repealed by this ordinance are indicated throughout the Code by a footnote referring to Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article I. During routine supplementation, footnotes indicating amendments, additions or deletions will be replaced with the following history: “Amended (added, repealed) 9-27-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-11.” Schedule A, which contains a complete description of all changes, is on file in the Township offices.
"Justice of the Peace," "District Magistrate" and "District Justice" to "Magisterial District Judge."
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 Township to be misrepresented thereby. Any person who violates or permits a violation of this section of this ordinance shall, upon being found liable therefor in a civil enforcement proceeding, pay a fine of not more than $600, plus all court costs, including reasonable attorney's fees, incurred by the Township in the enforcement of this chapter. If the defendant neither pays nor timely appeals the judgment, the Township may enforce the judgment pursuant to the applicable Rules of Civil Procedure. Each day a violation exists shall constitute a separate offense. Further, the appropriate officers or agents of the Township are hereby authorized to seek equitable relief, including injunction, to enforce compliance herewith.
All provisions of this ordinance and of the Code shall be in force and effect on and after October 2, 2016.