A.         Authority. The Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code (MPC), Act 247 of 1968, as reenacted and amended by Act 170 of 1988, and as subsequently amended, 53, P.S. 10101 et seq. ("MPC") enables and authorizes governing bodies of municipalities to enact a SUBDIVISION AND LAND DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE to regulate SUBDIVISIONS and LAND DEVELOPMENTS situated within the TOWNSHIP.

B.         The PLANNING COMMISSION is hereby designated as the reviewing authority of and for the BOARD OF SUPERVISORS of Marshall Township, and is charged with the duty of making investigations, reports and recommendations on the design and improvement of proposed SUBDIVISIONS and LAND DEVELOPMENTS; and shall submit such reports and recommendations to the BOARD OF SUPERVISORS for action on the application.

Last Updated on September 29, 2008
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