PRINTER'S NO.  856

  

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

  

HOUSE BILL

 

No.

823

Session of

2011

  

  

INTRODUCED BY SCAVELLO, BOBACK, BRENNAN, CARROLL, D. COSTA, DAVIS, EVANKOVICH, GINGRICH, HARKINS, HENNESSEY, KAVULICH, KORTZ, MILLER, MOUL, MUNDY, MURT, M. O'BRIEN, O'NEILL, PASHINSKI, READSHAW, REICHLEY, SANTARSIERO, K. SMITH AND VULAKOVICH, FEBRUARY 28, 2011

  

  

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, FEBRUARY 28, 2011  

  

  

  

AN ACT

  

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Amending the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.805, No.247), entitled,

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as amended, "An act to empower cities of the second class A,

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and third class, boroughs, incorporated towns, townships of

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the first and second classes including those within a county

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of the second class and counties of the second through eighth

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classes, individually or jointly, to plan their development

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and to govern the same by zoning, subdivision and land

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development ordinances, planned residential development and

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other ordinances, by official maps, by the reservation of

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certain land for future public purpose and by the acquisition

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of such land; to promote the conservation of energy through

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the use of planning practices and to promote the effective

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utilization of renewable energy sources; providing for the

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establishment of planning commissions, planning departments,

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planning committees and zoning hearing boards, authorizing

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them to charge fees, make inspections and hold public

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hearings; providing for mediation; providing for transferable

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development rights; providing for appropriations, appeals to

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courts and penalties for violations; and repealing acts and

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parts of acts," in subdivision and land development,

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providing for notice to school district; and, in planned

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residential development, further providing for application

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for final approval.

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The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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hereby enacts as follows:

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Section 1.  The act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.805, No.247), known

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as the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, reenacted and

 


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amended December 21, 1988 (P.L.1329, No.170), is amended by

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adding a section to read:

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Section 508.1.  Notice to School District.--Each month a

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municipality shall notify in writing the superintendent of a

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school district in which a plan for a residential development

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was finally approved by the municipality during the preceding

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month. The notice shall include, but not be limited to, the

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location of the development, the number and types of units to be

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included in the development and the expected construction

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schedule of the development.

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Section 2.  Section 711 of the act is amended by adding a

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subsection to read:

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Section 711.  Application for Final Approval.--* * *

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(f)  Each month a municipality shall notify in writing the

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superintendent of a school district in which development plans

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for a planned residential development were finally approved by

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the municipality during the preceding month. The notice shall

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include, but not be limited to, the location of the development,

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the number and types of units to be included in the development

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and the expected construction schedule of the development.

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Section 3.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.

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