PRINTER'S NO. 862
No. 785 Session of 1991
INTRODUCED BY MICOZZIE, PESCI, HERSHEY, NOYE, OLASZ, TRELLO,
GODSHALL, BELARDI, BILLOW AND BATTISTO, MARCH 13, 1991
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, MARCH 13, 1991
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.805, No.247), entitled,
2 as reenacted and amended, "An act to empower cities of the
3 second class A, and third class, boroughs, incorporated
4 towns, townships of the first and second classes including
5 those within a county of the second class and counties of the
6 second class A through eighth classes, individually or
7 jointly, to plan their development and to govern the same by
8 zoning, subdivision and land development ordinances, planned
9 residential development and other ordinances, by official
10 maps, by the reservation of certain land for future public
11 purpose and by the acquisition of such land; to promote the
12 conservation of energy through the use of planning practices
13 and to promote the effective utilization of renewable energy
14 sources; providing for the establishment of planning
15 commissions, planning departments, planning committees and
16 zoning hearing boards, authorizing them to charge fees, make
17 inspections and hold public hearings; providing for
18 mediation; providing for transferable development rights;
19 providing for appropriations, appeals to courts and penalties
20 for violations; and repealing acts and parts of acts,"
21 providing for the time for deciding appeals from land use
22 decisions.
23 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
24 hereby enacts as follows:
25 Section 1. Section 1002-A of the act of July 31, 1968
26 (P.L.805, No.247), known as the Pennsylvania Municipalities
27 Planning Code, reenacted and amended December 21, 1988
1 (P.L.1329, No.170), is amended to read:
2 Section 1002-A. Jurisdiction and Venue on Appeal; Time for
3 Appeal; Time for Deciding Appeal.--All appeals from all land use
4 decisions rendered pursuant to Article IX shall be taken to the
5 court of common pleas of the judicial district wherein the land
6 is located and shall be filed within 30 days after entry of the
7 decision as provided in 42 Pa.C.S. § 5572 (relating to time of
8 entry of order) or, in the case of a deemed decision, within 30
9 days after the date upon which notice of said deemed decision is
10 given as set forth in section 908(9) of this act. The court
11 shall render a decision in all appeals from land use decisions
12 within 90 days of the date of filing of the appeal.
13 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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