[HISTORY: Adopted by Board of Supervisors of the Township
of Derry 6-27-2017 by Ord. No.
689. Amendments noted where applicable.]
This chapter is enacted for the purposes of serving and promoting
public safety, health, and the general welfare of the Township and
its current and future residents; facilitating adequate provisions
for public streets and related facilities; providing for recreational
and open space needs of the Township; and protecting and enhancing
natural and cultural resources for the Township.
Pursuant to the authority granted by, and subject to the requirements
of, Article IV of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, Act
247 of 1968, as amended, (the "MPC"), the Board of Supervisors (the
"Board") hereby adopts the Official Map of the Township of Derry,
which is attached hereto and titled "The Township of Derry Official
Map," dated June 2, 2017. The Official Map shall be identified by
the signature of the Chairman of the Board and attested by the Secretary
of the Board, using the following words: "This map is certified as
the original Official Map of the Township of Derry, Dauphin County,
Pennsylvania, as adopted by the Township Board of Supervisors on June
27, 2017."
The Official Map, as adopted herein, depicts and describes,
in three components, the graphic representations and textual descriptions
of proposed streetscape, roadway, and intersection improvements; the
existing trail and bicycle network; future trailheads; future trail
and bicycle network extensions; proposed roadways; existing and proposed
parks and open spaces; existing floodplains; and proposed flood control
areas and improvements.
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 406 of the MPC, the
ability of the Township to obtain or acquire lands for public use
for those streets, trails, flood control areas, watercourses, and
other public grounds or features noted and identified on the Official
Map shall be perpetual and indefinite.
The Board directs that upon adoption of this chapter, a copy
of the Official Map, verified by the Board, shall be submitted to
the Recorder of Deeds of the County of Dauphin to be recorded within
60 days of the effective date of this chapter.
In accordance with Section 406 of the MPC, the Official Map
shall remain in effect indefinitely. The map shall be updated in accordance
with the MPC to reflect current conditions and as future developments
and additional studies become available.
