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Timestamp: 2017-07-22 22:53:58
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 66601', '§ 1', '§ 1', '§ 1', '§ 1', '§ 1', '§ 1', '§ 1']

Township of Schuylkill, PA General Provisions
Soil Erosion, Sedimentation and Grading Control
of Schuylkill as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted
[Adopted 1-7-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-01]
Pursuant to Section 1601(d) [53 P.S. § 66601(d)] of the Second Class Township Code, the codification of a complete body of legislation for the Township of Schuylkill, County of Chester, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, as revised, codified and consolidated into chapters, articles and sections by General Code, and consisting of Chapters 1 through 370, together with an Appendix, is hereby approved, adopted, ordained and enacted as a single ordinance of the Township of Schuylkill, which shall be known and is hereby designated as the "Code of the Township of Schuylkill," 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 Schuylkill, 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 Only such provisions of former ordinances as are omitted from this Code shall be deemed repealed or abrogated by the provisions of § 1-3 below, and only new or changed provisions, as described in § 1-6 below, shall be deemed to be enacted from the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.
A. 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or parts of ordinances inconsistent with the provisions contained in the Code adopted by this ordinance are hereby repealed as of the effective date given in § 1-15; provided, however, that such repeal shall only be to the extent of such inconsistency, and any valid legislation of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 Schuylkill which is not in conflict with the provisions of the Code shall be deemed to remain in full force and effect.
of specific ordinances. The Board of Supervisors of the Township of
Schuylkill has determined that the following ordinances are no longer
in effect and hereby specifically repeals the following legislation:
(1) Ordinance adopted November 3, 1955, regarding water supply.
(2) Ordinance adopted March 5, 1957, regarding maintenance of privy vaults
and cesspools.
(3) Ordinance adopted October 8, 1963, regarding individual sewage disposal
(4) Ordinance adopted May 4, 1966, regarding air rifles.
(5) Ordinance adopted December 11, 1974, regarding the flood hazard district.
(6) Ordinance adopted March 2, 1977, regarding dispensing of gasoline.
(7) Ordinance adopted May 7, 1980, regarding the Traffic Device Control
(8) Ordinance adopted September 7, 1983, regarding speed-timing devices.
(9) Ordinance adopted September 1, 1993, regarding 1993 BOCA Fire Prevention
ordinance adopted subsequent to September 20, 2012.
ordinance in violation of any legislative provision of the Township
or any judgment rendered prior to the effective date of this ordinance,
franchise, license, right, easement or privilege heretofore granted
or conferred by the Township or any lawful contract, obligation or
ordinance appropriating money or transferring funds, promising or
guaranteeing the payment of money or authorizing the issuance and
delivery of any bond of the Township or other instruments or evidence
G. Any
ordinance adopting an annual budget or establishing an annual tax
H. Any
ordinance providing for the levy, imposition or collection of special
taxes, assessments or charges.
ordinance authorizing the purchase, sale, lease or transfer of property
or acquiring property by acceptance of deed, condemnation or exercise
ordinance annexing land to the Township.
ordinance providing for or requiring the construction or reconstruction
or opening of sidewalks, curbs and gutters.
ordinance or part of an ordinance providing for laying out, opening,
easement, street, road, highway, sidewalk, park or other public place
or property or designating various streets as public highways.
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.
ordinance providing for the making of public improvements.
O. Any
ordinance providing for the salaries and compensation of officers
and employees of the Township or setting the bond of any officer or
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.
ordinance or portion of an ordinance establishing a specific fee amount
for any license, permit or service obtained from the Township.
ordinance adopted December 7, 1967, amending an ordinance regulating
the disposal of sanitary sewage and facilities for sewage disposal
grammatical changes. In compiling and preparing the ordinances and
resolutions of the Township for adoption and revision as part of the
Code, certain nonsubstantive grammatical and style changes were made
in one or more of said ordinances and resolutions. It is the intention
of the Board of Supervisors that all such changes be adopted as part
of the Code as if the ordinances and resolutions so changed had been
B. Substantive changes and revisions. In addition to the changes and revisions described above, changes and revisions of a substantive nature, as set forth in Schedule A attached hereto and made a part hereof, are hereby made to various ordinances and resolutions included in the Code. These changes are enacted to bring provisions into conformity with the desired policies of the Board of Supervisors, and it is the intent of the Board of Supervisors that all such changes be adopted as part of the Code as if the legislation so changed had been previously formally amended to read as such. All such changes and revisions shall be deemed to be in effect as of the effective date of the Code specified in § 1-15.[1]
Editor's Note: In accordance with § 1-6B, the chapters, parts and sections that were added, amended, adopted or deleted 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, deleted) 1-7-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-01." Schedule A, which contains a complete description of all changes, is on file in the Township offices.
Throughout the Code, the following terms are updated as indicated:
(1) "Justice of the Peace," "District Justice," "District Magistrate"
or "Magistrate" is changed to "Magisterial District Judge."
(2) "SCS" or "Soil Conservation Service" is changed to "NRCS" or "Natural
Resources Conservation Service."
and article titles, headings and titles of sections and other divisions
any part or portion thereof, in any manner whatsoever which will cause
violates or permits a violation of this section of this ordinance,
upon being found liable therefor in a civil enforcement proceeding,
shall pay a fine of not more than $600, plus all court costs, including
force and effect on and after January 7, 2013.