Proposed Official Map Ordinance Amendment

• How ordinances are amended. If, like I was, you are not aware of how ordinances are amended, this page explains why the original ordinance document is not revised so as to maintain a single document for the upated ordinance. (New)
   
  
• Proposed Ordinance Amendment - This page gives access to both the original 2003 Official Map Ordinance as well as the Proposed Ordinance Amendment, including the Proposed Map Image. (Updated)
   
  
• Minutes - Minutes of the meeting of the Board of Supervisors, November 7, 2005, at which a hearing was conducted on the Proposed Official Map Ordinance Amendment. Note - the transcript of the hearing is not included in these minutes.
   
  
• Newspaper Article - "Charlestown Township Amendment to official map to get further look" by Bill Rettew, Jr. in The Phoenix on November 8, 2005.
   
  
• Letter and FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) sent by the Board of Supervisors to owners of affected properties on November 10, 2005 following the November 7, 2005 Hearing on the Ordinance Amendment
   
  
• Discussion - Open letter from Lisa Scottoline of November 20, 2005 including the response from the Board of Supervisors and other comments. (Updated)
   
  
• Official Map Section of Pennsylvania's Municipal Planning Code - This is the actual Pennsylvania law that provides for municipalities and townships to create "official maps" ordinances.