Township of Lower Merion, PA
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2023-12-13
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Part I: Administrative Legislation
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Chapter 34 Planning Agencies
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Article III Building and Planning Department
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 4 (Reserved)
- Ch 5 Administrative Code
- Ch 6 (Reserved)
- Ch 7 Board of Commissioners Procedural Code
- Ch 10 Cooperative and Intermunicipal Agreements
- Ch 12 Electoral Districts
- Ch 13 Environmental Advisory Council
- Ch 16 Health Advisory Council
- Ch 20 Library Services
- Ch 21 Lost Property, Disposition of
- Ch 23 (Reserved)
- Ch 25 (Reserved)
- Ch 26 Municipal Authorities
- Ch 32 Pensions and Employee Benefits
- Ch 34 Planning Agencies
- Ch 34 Art III Building and Planning Department
- § 34-9 Creation.
- § 34-10 Powers and duties.
- Ch 36 Police Department
- Ch 38 Township Records
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 49 Air Pollution
- Ch 51 Alarm Systems
- Ch 59 Brush, Grass and Weeds
- Ch 62 Building Construction
- Ch 64 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 67 Circuses and Carnivals
- Ch 68 (Reserved)
- Ch 69 Contractor Licensing
- Ch 72 Electrical Standards
- Ch 75 Fair Housing
- Ch 78 Fire Prevention
- Ch 82 Garbage and Refuse
- Ch 88 Historic Districts
- Ch 90 Health and Sanitation
- Ch 92 Housing-Property Maintenance
- Ch 93 Human Relations Commission; Discrimination
- Ch 95 Junk Dealers
- Ch 99 Littering; Handbill Distribution
- Ch 101 Natural Features Conservation
- Ch 102 (Reserved)
- Ch 103 Newspaper Separation and Collection
- Ch 105 Noise and Exterior Lighting
- Ch 107 Official Map
- Ch 109 Parks and Playgrounds
- Ch 111 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 113 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 115 Plumbing
- Ch 119 Real Estate Registry
- Ch 121 Stormwater Management and Erosion Control
- Ch 123 Security of Buildings
- Ch 126 Sewers
- Ch 128 Shade Trees
- Ch 130 Shopping Carts
- Ch 133 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 135 Subdivision and Land Development
- Ch 138 Taxation
- Ch 140 Telecommunications Facilities
- Ch 141 Transient Retail Businesses
- Ch 143 Uniform Construction Code
- Ch 145 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 149 Watercourses
- Ch 151 Weapons
- Ch 155 Zoning
- Appendix
- Ch A161 Agreements and Contracts
- Ch A162 (Reserved)
- Ch A163 Building Line Ordinances
- Ch A164 Civil Service Commission: Rules and Regulations
- Ch A165 Curb Ordinances
- Ch A166 Electrical Examining Board: Rules and Regulations
- Ch A167 Fees
- Ch A168 Park Rules and Regulations
- Ch A169 Police Department: Code of Discipline
- Ch A170 Sidewalk Ordinances
- Ch A171 Street Ordinances
- Ch A172 Zoning Hearing Board: Rules
- Ch A173 Security Regulations
- Ch A174 Fire Lanes
- Ch A175 Code of Ethics
- Ch A176 (Reserved)
- Ch A177 Planting Materials and Specifications
- Ch A178 Wastewater Control Regulations
- Ch A179 Administrative Appeals
- Ch A180 Historic Resource Inventory
- Ch A181 Human Relations Commission: Rules and Regulations
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Amended 1-19-2002 by Ord. No. 3630]
The Building and Planning Department of the Township of Lower Merion is hereby created pursuant to the Act of July 31, 1968, P.L. 805, Article II, Section 201.[1] The Department shall be administered by the appointed
Director and shall be deemed to be a continuance of the Building and
Planning Department as it existed prior to the adoption of this chapter,
except as otherwise provided or required by this chapter.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 10201.
[Amended 1-19-2002 by Ord. No. 3630]
The Building and Planning Department, in carrying
out its planning functions:
A.
Shall, at the request of the Board or Commission,
prepare revisions of and amendments to the Comprehensive Plan.
D.
Shall prepare and coordinate the development of the
Capital Improvement Program.
E.
Shall examine all plans for the location, demolition,
removal or sale of any school district structure or land.
F.
Shall prepare all federal, state and county grant
requests relating to community development.
G.
Shall maintain all Township maps and real estate records.
H.
May conduct traffic studies.
I.
Shall prepare studies and conduct research upon the
request of the Board, any of its committees or the Commission.
J.
May require from other departments and agencies of
the municipality information that relates to Planning.
K.
Shall maintain and keep on file records of the Commission's
action.
L.
Shall, in the performance of its functions, enter
upon any land to make examinations and surveys, with the consent of
the owner of such land.
M.
Shall promote public interest and understanding of
planning.
