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Township of Whitemarsh, PA
Montgomery County
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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of Whitemarsh 10-2-1969 by Ord. No. 238. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A. 
The survey of existing or proposed public streets, watercourses and public grounds attached hereto shall be the Official Map of Whitemarsh Township.
B. 
All recorded plats which shall have been approved or which shall be approved as provided by statute shall be deemed amendments to the Official Map without a further public hearing or notice given.
C. 
The Official Map shall otherwise be modified or amended only by amendatory ordinances enacted by the Board of Supervisors of Whitemarsh Township pursuant to public notice and public hearing thereon.
D. 
The adoption of any street or street line as part of this Map shall not, in and of itself, constitute or be deemed to constitute the opening or establishment of any street nor the taking or acceptance of any land for street purposes, nor shall it obligate Whitemarsh Township to improve or maintain any such street.
E. 
The adoption of proposed watercourses or public grounds as part of the Official Map shall not, in and of itself, constitute or be deemed to constitute a taking or acceptance of any land by Whitemarsh Township.
F. 
No permit shall be issued for any building within the lines of any street, watercourse or public ground shown or laid out on the Official Map.
G. 
No person shall recover any damages for the taking for public use of any building or improvements constructed within the lines of any street, watercourse or public ground after same shall have been included in the Official Map, and any such building or improvement shall be removed at the expense of the owner, unless the owner has secured a permit as provided in § 405 of the Act of July 31, 1968, P.L. 247 (53 P.S. § 10405).
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Editor's Note: A copy of the Official Map of Whitemarsh Township is on file in the office of the Township Secretary.