§ 11104. Implementation agreements
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 53 P.S. Municipal and Quasi-Municipal CorporationsEffective: August 21, 2000
Effective: August 21, 2000
53 P.S. § 11104
§ 11104. Implementation agreements
(a) In order to implement multimunicipal comprehensive plans under section 1103,1 counties and municipalities shall have authority to enter into intergovernmental cooperative agreements.
(1) Establish the process that the participating municipalities will use to achieve general consistency between the county or multimunicipal comprehensive plan and zoning ordinances, subdivision and land development and capital improvement plans within participating municipalities, including adoption of conforming ordinances by participating municipalities within two years and a mechanism for resolving disputes over the interpretation of the multimunicipal comprehensive plan and the consistency of implementing plans and ordinances.
(2) Establish a process for review and approval of developments of regional significance and impact that are proposed within any participating municipality. Subdivision and land development approval powers under this act shall only be exercised by the municipality in which the property where the approval is sought. Under no circumstances shall a subdivision or land development applicant be required to undergo more than one approval process.
(3) Establish the role and responsibilities of participating municipalities with respect to implementation of the plan, including the provision of public infrastructure services within participating municipalities as described in subsection (d), the provision of affordable housing and purchase of real property, including rights-of-way and easements.
(4) Require a yearly report by participating municipalities to the county planning agency and by the county planning agency to the participating municipalities concerning activities carried out pursuant to the agreement during the previous year. Such reports shall include summaries of public infrastructure needs in growth areas and progress toward meeting those needs through capital improvement plans and implementing actions and reports on development applications and dispositions for residential, commercial and industrial development in each participating municipality for the purpose of evaluating the extent of provision for all categories of use and housing for all income levels within the region of the plan.
(c) Cooperative implementation agreements may designate growth areas, future growth areas and rural resource areas within the plan. The agreement shall also provide a process for amending the multimunicipal comprehensive plan and redefining the designated growth area, future growth area and rural resource area within the plan.
(d) The county may facilitate convening representatives of municipalities, municipal authorities, special districts, public utilities, whether public or private, or other agencies that provide or declare an interest in providing a public infrastructure service in a public infrastructure service area or a portion of a public infrastructure service area within a growth area, as established in a county or multimunicipal comprehensive plan, for the purpose of negotiating agreements for the provision of such services. The county may provide or contract with others to provide technical assistance, mediation or dispute resolution services in order to assist the parties in negotiating such agreements.
Credits
1968, July 31 P.L. 805, No. 247, art. XI, § 1104. Reenacted and amended 1988, Dec. 21, P.L. 1329, No. 170, § 103, effective in 60 days. Amended 2000, June 22, P.L. 483, No. 67, § 3, effective in 60 days.
Footnotes
53 P.S. § 11103.
53 P.S. § 11104, PA ST 53 P.S. § 11104
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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