PRINTER'S NO. 2332
No. 1791 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY KILLION, BALDWIN, BUNT, CALTAGIRONE, CREIGHTON, GANNON, GINGRICH, GRELL, HERSHEY, JAMES, THOMAS, WATSON AND YOUNGBLOOD, JUNE 27, 2005
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, JUNE 27, 2005
AN ACT 1 Amending the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.805, No.247), entitled, 2 as amended, "An act to empower cities of the second class A, 3 and third class, boroughs, incorporated towns, townships of 4 the first and second classes including those within a county 5 of the second class and counties of the second through eighth 6 classes, individually or jointly, to plan their development 7 and to govern the same by zoning, subdivision and land 8 development ordinances, planned residential development and 9 other ordinances, by official maps, by the reservation of 10 certain land for future public purpose and by the acquisition 11 of such land; to promote the conservation of energy through 12 the use of planning practices and to promote the effective 13 utilization of renewable energy sources; providing for the 14 establishment of planning commissions, planning departments, 15 planning committees and zoning hearing boards, authorizing 16 them to charge fees, make inspections and hold public 17 hearings; providing for mediation; providing for transferable 18 development rights; providing for appropriations, appeals to 19 courts and penalties for violations; and repealing acts and 20 parts of acts," further providing for recording plats and 21 deeds. 22 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 23 hereby enacts as follows: 24 Section 1. Section 513 of the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.805, 25 No.247), known as the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, 26 reenacted and amended December 21, 1988 (P.L.1329, No.170) and 27 amended December 20, 2000 (P.L.940, No.127), is amended to read:
1 Section 513. Recording Plats and Deeds.--(a) Upon the 2 approval of a final plat, the developer shall within 90 days of 3 such final approval or 90 days after the date of delivery of an 4 approved plat signed by the governing body following completion 5 of conditions imposed for such approval, whichever is later, 6 record such plat in the office of the recorder of deeds of the 7 county in which the municipality is located. Whenever such plat 8 approval is required by a municipality, the recorder of deeds of 9 the county shall not accept any plat for recording, unless such 10 plat officially notes the approval of the governing body and 11 review by the county planning agency, if one exists. 12 (b) The recording of the plat shall not constitute grounds 13 for assessment increases on a lot within the subject plat until 14 such time as [lots are sold or improvements are installed on the 15 land included within the subject plat] that lot is sold. 16 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. F7L53RLE/20050H1791B2332 - 2 -