53 Pa.C.S. § 101
Short title of title
This title shall be known and may be cited as the General Local Government Code.
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes Title 53 — MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY
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53 Pa.C.S. § 301
Tobacco product
(a) General rule.--Except as set forth in subsection (b), the provisions of 18 Pa.C.S. § 6305 (relating to sale of tobacco products) shall preempt and supersede any local ordinance or rule concerning the subject matter of 18 Pa.C.S. § 6305 and of section 206-A of the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known as The…
53 Pa.C.S. § 302
Restriction on municipal regulation of amateur radio service communications
(a) General rule.--A municipality that adopts an ordinance, regulation or plan or takes any other action involving the placement, screening or height of antennas or antenna support structures shall reasonably accommodate amateur radio service communications and shall impose only the minimum regulations necessary to acc…
53 Pa.C.S. § 303
Appeal of decision by school reform commission
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 696(i) of the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, or any other provision of law to the contrary, the following shall apply: (1) A charter school applicant may appeal a decision of a school reform commission to deny an application to e…
53 Pa.C.S. § 304
Protection for victims of abuse or crime
(a) Declaration of policy.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows: (1) It is the public policy of the Commonwealth to ensure that all victims of abuse and crime and individuals in an emergency are able to contact police or emergency assistance without penalty. (2) This section is intended to shield residen…
53 Pa.C.S. § 305
Local regulation of unmanned aircraft prohibited
(a) Preemption.--The provisions of 18 Pa.C.S. § 3505 (relating to unlawful use of unmanned aircraft) shall preempt and supersede any ordinance, resolution, rule or other enactment of a municipality regulating the ownership or operation of unmanned aircraft. As of the effective date of this section, a municipality shall…
53 Pa.C.S. § 306
Businesses operated by minors
(a) Restrictions on business licenses and permits.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law: (1) a municipality or an agency of a municipality may not require a business license for a business that is: (i) operated on an occasional basis by a minor; and (ii) located a sufficient distance, as determined by the munici…
53 Pa.C.S. § 501
Definitions
The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Applicant." As defined under 4 Pa.C.S. § 3102 (relating to definitions). "Board." The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. "County." A county of the third class…
53 Pa.C.S. § 502
Municipal option for gaming
(a) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding 4 Pa.C.S. § 3514 (relating to establishment licenses), the following shall apply: (1) A municipality may, by delivering a resolution of the municipality's governing body to the board no later than 60 days after the effective date of this subsection, prohibit the location of an establis…
53 Pa.C.S. § 711
Scope of subchapter
This subchapter relates to municipal boundary changes and adjustments to municipal indebtedness and property rights following boundary change.
53 Pa.C.S. § 712
Definitions
The following words and phrases when used in this subchapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Abutting municipal corporations." Municipal corporations that share contiguous territory. "Boundary ascertainment." Establishment of a municipal boundary be…
53 Pa.C.S. § 713
Interpretation
(a) Certain actions unaffected.--Nothing in this title shall preclude, restrict or limit successive changes in boundaries and territorial limits of any municipality. (b) County boundaries unaffected.--When a boundary change is made under the provisions of this title which results in a municipal corporation which lies p…
53 Pa.C.S. § 714
Stream boundaries
(a) General rule.--If a municipal corporation is bounded by the nearest margin of a navigable stream and the opposite municipal corporation is also bounded by the nearest margin of the same stream, the middle of the stream shall be the boundary between the municipal corporations. (b) Prior actions unaffected.--Nothing…
53 Pa.C.S. § 715
Boundary change agreement by abutting municipalities
(a) General rule.--Two or more abutting municipal corporations may, by the adoption of an ordinance memorializing an agreement under this subchapter: (1) Transfer or exchange territory between municipal corporations. (2) Establish a territorial boundary between municipal corporations by boundary clarification. (a.1) Co…
53 Pa.C.S. § 716
Petition and establishment of disputed boundaries by judicial ascertainment
(a) Judicial ascertainment.--A court of common pleas may, upon presentation of a petition, ascertain and establish disputed boundaries of two or more municipal corporations. (b) Bond required.--If a petition is presented, the court under subsection (a) may require the petitioners to file a bond in a sufficient amount t…
53 Pa.C.S. § 717
Judicial ascertainment procedure
(a) Appointment.--Upon application by petition under section 716 (relating to petition and establishment of disputed boundaries by judicial ascertainment), the court shall appoint three impartial individuals as commissioners, one of whom must be a surveyor or registered engineer. (b) Hearing.--After providing notice to…
53 Pa.C.S. § 718
Effective date of boundary change
(a) Change by ordinance.--The change in boundaries under an ordinance shall take effect on January 1 of the year following the date on which all of the documents under section 715(e)(2) (relating to boundary change agreement by abutting municipalities) have been filed, unless: (1) the filing date is within 60 days prio…
53 Pa.C.S. § 719
Notification of boundary change
(a) General rule.--Within 15 days after a change in boundaries has taken effect, the governing body of a municipality shall file a final report of the boundary change containing the following information with the County Board of Elections, the Department of Community and Economic Development, the Department of Transpor…
53 Pa.C.S. § 720
Monuments
The impacted municipalities shall provide for the placement of monuments, no more than 1,500 feet apart, along the newly established boundary line, other than where a natural line can be described, in a manner adequate that the entire territory in question can be depicted and represented for the future. The coordinates…
53 Pa.C.S. § 721
Wards
(a) Increased municipal territory.--If a municipal corporation gaining territory is divided among wards, the governing body shall, within 30 days after the change in boundaries is effective, provide for the distribution of the gained territory among the wards of the municipal corporation or for the creation of one or m…
53 Pa.C.S. § 722
Collection of taxes levied prior to change of boundary and authorized expenditures
(a) Taxes.--All taxes assessed and levied against property in an impacted territory prior to the effective date of the boundary change shall be paid to the municipality which levied the tax, and the collection and enforcement of taxes under this subsection shall be as though the change of boundary had not taken place.…
53 Pa.C.S. § 723
Election districts and officers
All election districts in the impacted territory shall remain as constituted prior to the boundary change and shall become election districts of the municipality gaining territory on the change in designation in accordance with the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code. All ele…
53 Pa.C.S. § 724
Governing body agreements
(a) General rule.--Prior to the effective date of a boundary change, an impacted municipality may execute an agreement fully resolving: (1) Transfers of any funds and indebtedness related to property within the impacted territory. (2) The sharing of costs associated with the territorial alteration or clarification. (3)…
53 Pa.C.S. § 725
Adjustment of indebtedness
(a) Property.--The following shall apply: (1) Following a boundary change under this subchapter or any other provision of law, the governing bodies of the impacted municipalities shall make an equitable adjustment and apportionment of all the public real and personal property impacted by the change of boundary. (2) Exc…
53 Pa.C.S. § 726
Judicial adjustment award proceedings
(a) Notice.--The commissioners appointed under section 725(e) (relating to adjustment of indebtedness) shall give the impacted municipalities at least five days' notice of the filing of the report under section 725(f). (b) Exceptions.--If exceptions are filed to the report made under section 725(f), the court shall dis…
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