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                                                      PRINTER'S NO. 2332

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

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.










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