Notice is hereby given that the Board of Supervisors of the Township of Newlin will hold a hearing as part of their regularly
scheduled meeting on March 8, 2021 at 7:30 p.m. to consider and possibly enact
an Ordinance which will approve, adopt and enact an ordinance codification for
Newlin Township. Due to the COVID-19
Pandemic, the meeting will be held virtually using Zoom. The
general public is welcome to participate in the meeting by using the following
link: https://zoom.us/j/91383351199?pwd=eDRDb1hZZVBNVlpFK1dOeFVneFV0UT09. Members of the public may also listen to the meeting
by phone by calling the following number: +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) - Meeting ID:
913 8335 1199, Passcode: 989702. The
general public is also encouraged to visit the Township’s website at www.newlintownship.org for updates and for direct links to connect to the
meeting. The complete verbatim text of the proposed Ordinance is available for
public inspection by contacting the Township Secretary at (610) 486-1141 to
arrange to receive a copy of the Ordinance. The proposed Ordinance will
formally codify Newlin Township’s Code of Ordinances which can be found on
General Code’s website at https://ecode360.com/NE3878 A copy of the
Ordinance is also on file for public inspection with the Daily Local News by
calling 215-648-1066 and at the Chester County Law Library, Chester County
Justice Center, Suite 2400, 201 W. Market Street, West Chester, PA 19380, where
the same may be examined without charge.
If any person who wishes to attend the hearing has a disability and/or
requires an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to observe or
participate in the hearing, he or she should contact the Township Secretary at
(610) 486-1141 to discuss how those needs may be accommodated. The title,
summary of the proposed Code Adoption Ordinance and a listing of the Table of
Contents of the proposed codification are as follows:
ORDinance NO. _______
AN ORDINANCE CODIFYING THE
ORDINANCES OF NEWLIN TOWNSHIP; PROVIDING FOR CERTAIN NON-SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES AS
WELL AS SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES IDENTIFIED AS BEING NEEDED DURING THE CODIFICATION
PROCESS; REPEALING CERTAIN LEGISLATION NOT INCLUDED THEREIN; SAVING FROM REPEAL
VARIOUS OTHER LEGISLATION NOT INCLUDED THEREIN; AND ESTABLISHING PENALTIES FOR
TAMPERING WITH THE RESULTING CODE.
iN sUMMARY, this
proposed ordinance provides:
(1) For the approval, adoption and enactment
of the codification of a complete body of legislation for the Township of Newlin, as revised, codified and consolidated into titles,
chapters and sections, such codification being designated as the "Code of
the Township of Newlin."
(2) That the provisions of the Code are
intended as the continuation of legislation in effect immediately prior to
adoption of this ordinance and certain substantive revisions which are included
on Schedule A to the ordinance.
(3) For the repeal of inconsistent ordinances or parts of ordinances of a general and
permanent nature which are not included in the Code, except as specifically
saved from repeal.
(4) That certain ordinances, rights and
obligations be expressly saved from repeal.
(5) That ordinances of a general and
permanent nature adopted subsequent to preparation of the Code but prior to its
adoption are deemed part of the Code.
(6) For the adoption and ratification of
changes and revisions made during preparation of the Code to the previously
adopted legislation included therein, and for the inclusion of certain new
legislation. Such changes, revisions and new legislation include:
(a) Nonsubstantive
grammatical and style changes.
(b) Nomenclature
changes.
(c) General
revision of penalty provisions.
(d) Removal
of specific permit and license fee amounts and authority for such fees to be
set by resolution of the Board of Supervisors.
(e) Adoption
and ratification of other substantive changes and revisions made so as to bring
provisions included in the Code into conformity with the policies and intent of
the Board of Supervisors. Such changes and revisions are specifically
enumerated and described in the ordinance.
(7) For the interpretation of provisions.
(8) That titles, headings and editor's notes
are inserted for the convenience of persons using the Code and are not part of
the legislation.
(9) For the filing of at least one copy of
the Code in the office of the Township Secretary where it shall remain for use and examination by the
public.
(10) For the incorporation of future additions,
deletions, amendments or supplements into the Code.
(11) That Code books be kept up-to-date under
the supervision of the Township Secretary.
(12) That notice of introduction of the
ordinance and Code be published according to law, and that enactment of the
ordinance, coupled with filing of a copy or copies of the Code and publication
of such notice, will be deemed due and legal publication of all provisions of
the Code.
(13) For penalties for anyone convicted of
altering or tampering with the Code.
(14) That provisions of the Code and of the
ordinance are severable.
(15) Provides for an effective date of the Code
The chapters included in the
codification are as follows (all chapter numbers not listed are reserved for
future use).
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Part I: Administrative Legislation Chapters
1. General
Provisions................................................................................................ 1
25. Salaries
and Compensation.................................................................................. 25
Part II: General Legislation
50. Burning,
Open.................................................................................................... 50
59. Construction
Codes, Uniform.............................................................................. 59
67. Driveways.......................................................................................................... 67
78. Floodplain
Management...................................................................................... 78
90. Hazardous
Materials............................................................................................ 90
125. Nuisances......................................................................................................... 125
132. Official
Map..................................................................................................... 132
161. Sewers and
Sewage Disposal............................................................................. 161
170. Stormwater
Management................................................................................... 170
185. Subdivision
and Land Development................................................................... 185
193. Taxation........................................................................................................... 193
212. Vehicles
and Traffic.......................................................................................... 212
240. Zoning ............................................................................................................. 240
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Newlin Township
Board of Supervisors
