PRINTER'S NO. 110
No. 110 Session of 1989
INTRODUCED BY HOLL, JANUARY 23, 1989
REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT, JANUARY 23, 1989
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 class A
6 through eighth classes, individually or jointly, to plan
7 their development and to govern the same by zoning,
8 subdivision and land development ordinances, planned
9 residential development and other ordinances, by official
10 maps, by the reservation of certain land for future public
11 purpose and by the acquisition of such land; to promote the
12 conservation of energy through the use of planning practices
13 and to promote the effective utilization of renewable energy
14 sources; providing for the establishment of planning
15 commissions, planning departments, planning committees and
16 zoning hearing boards, authorizing them to charge fees, make
17 inspections and hold public hearings; providing for
18 appropriations, appeals to courts and penalties for
19 violations; and repealing acts and parts of acts," further
20 providing for reasonable counsel fees to the boards of
21 governing bodies.
22 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
23 hereby enacts as follows:
24 Section 1. Section 618 of the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.805,
25 No.247), known as the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code,
26 is amended to read:
27 Section 618. Finances.--The governing body may appropriate
1 from general funds moneys to finance the preparation,
2 administration and enforcement of zoning ordinances, to finance
3 the work of the zoning hearing board and to support or oppose,
4 upon appeal to the courts, decisions of the zoning hearing
5 board. For the same purposes, the governing body may accept
6 gifts and grants of money and services from private sources and
7 from the county, State and Federal governments. The governing
8 body may prescribe reasonable fees, including reasonable fees of
9 legal counsel of the board, to be charged with respect to the
10 administration of a zoning ordinance.
11 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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