Township of Peters, PA
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2024-01-02
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The Charter
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Chapter C Charter
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- Ch C Art I Name, Boundaries and Powers
- § C-1.01 Name and boundaries.
- § C-1.02 Powers.
- § C-1.03 Construction.
- Ch C Art II Township Council
- § C-2.01 Composition, eligibility, election and terms.
- § C-2.02 Compensation; expenses.
- § C-2.03 General powers and duties.
- § C-2.04 Prohibitions.
- § C-2.05 Inquiries and investigations.
- § C-2.06 Manager.
- § C-2.07 Boards and departments.
- § C-2.08 Vacancies, forfeiture of office, filling vacancies.
- § C-2.09 Judge of qualifications.
- § C-2.10 Procedures.
- § C-2.11 Actions requiring an ordinance.
- § C-2.12 Procedure.
- § C-2.13 Penalty.
- § C-2.14 Publication and effective date of ordinances.
- § C-2.15 Recording of ordinances and resolutions.
- § C-2.16 Ordinances requiring prior public notice.
- § C-2.17 Codes of technical regulation.
- § C-2.18 Emergency ordinances.
- Ch C Art III Township Manager
- § C-3.01 Qualifications.
- § C-3.02 Term of office.
- § C-3.03 Acting township manager.
- § C-3.04 Powers and duties of the township manager.
- Ch C Art IV Administrative Departments and Tax Collector
- § C-4.01 General provisions.
- § C-4.02 Administrative code.
- § C-4.03 Personnel system.
- § C-4.04 Existing departments.
- § C-4.05 Legal officer.
- § C-4.06 Township Tax Collector.
- Ch C Art V Financial Procedures
- § C-5.01 Fiscal year.
- § C-5.02 Submission of budget and budget message.
- § C-5.03 Budget message.
- § C-5.04 Budget.
- § C-5.05 Capital program.
- § C-5.06 Public record.
- § C-5.07 Council action on the budget.
- § C-5.08 Council action on capital program.
- § C-5.09 Lapse of appropriation.
- § C-5.10 Administration of the budget.
- § C-5.11 Independent audit.
- § C-5.12 Limitations on tax rates.
- Ch C Art VI Planning
- § C-6.01 Administration.
- § C-6.02 Planning commission.
- § C-6.03 Comprehensive plan.
- § C-6.04 Implementation of the comprehensive plan.
- § C-6.05 Zoning hearing board.
- § C-6.06 Planning, zoning and land use control procedures.
- Ch C Art VII Initiative and Referendum
- § C-7.01 General authority.
- § C-7.02 Commencement of proceedings; petitioners' committee; affidavit.
- § C-7.03 Petitions.
- § C-7.04 Procedure after filing.
- § C-7.05 Referendum petitions; suspension of effect of ordinance.
- § C-7.06 Action of petitions.
- § C-7.07 Results of election.
- Ch C Art VIII General Provisions
- § C-8.01 Personal financial interest.
- § C-8.02 Prohibitions.
- § C-8.03 Continuation of general laws and ordinances.
- § C-8.04 Charter amendment.
- § C-8.05 Severability.
- Ch C Art IX Schedule
- § C-9.01 Election to adopt charter.
- § C-9.02 First election.
- § C-9.03 Time of taking full effect.
- § C-9.04 Initial salary of Councilmen.
- § C-9.05 Initial organization meeting.
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 5 Administration of Government
- Ch 12 Authorities, Municipal
- Ch 17 Boards and Commissions
- Ch 44 Personnel Policies
- Ch 60 Salaries and Compensation
- Ch 68 Warrantless Arrests
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 105 Alarm Systems
- Ch 110 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 119 Animals
- Ch 134 Building and Grading Activities
- Ch 147 Burning, Open
- Ch 165 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 195 Fees
- Ch 206 Firearms and Other Weapons
- Ch 212 Fire Insurance Claims
- Ch 229 Grading
- Ch 241 Impact Fees
- Ch 257 Littering
- Ch 274 Nuisances
- Ch 285 Obscenity
- Ch 299 Parks and Recreation
- Ch 304 Peddlers, Canvassers and Transient Merchants
- Ch 315 Property Maintenance
- Ch 337 Sewers and Sewage Disposal
- Ch 342 Sexually Oriented Businesses
- Ch 350 Skateboarding
- Ch 363 Solid Waste
- Ch 371 Stormwater Management
- Ch 376 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 385 Subdivision and Land Development
- Ch 391 Taxation
- Ch 402 Trees
- Ch 410 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 440 Zoning
- Appendix - Legislative Enactments
- Ch LE-1 Government and Intergovernmental Affairs
- Ch LE-2 Business Department and Taxes; Tax Collection
- Ch LE-3 Bond Issues and Loans
- Ch LE-4 Codes and Permits
- Ch LE-5 Employees - Compensation, Rules, Benefits
- Ch LE-6 Plan Approval
- Ch LE-7 Public Property
- Ch LE-8 Sanitary Sewers and On-Site Systems
- Ch LE-9 Streets; Storm Sewers; Easements
- Ch LE-10 Subdivision Regulations
- Ch LE-11 Water
- Ch LE-12 Zoning
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Ordinance Disposition List
- Ch DLO Ordinance Disposition List
- Resolution Disposition List
- Ch DLR Resolution Disposition List
[HISTORY: Approved by the electors of the Peters Township 11-6-1973, effective 1-5-1976. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
PREAMBLE
The people of Peters Township adopt this charter in the belief
that our local government must serve the needs of our community and
its present and future residents. The system of government set forth
in this charter is designed to be both representative of and responsive
to its citizens. It is our express purpose to establish an open government
with the necessary flexibility to provide for orderly development
of this community and protect the physical environment that we share.
