Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 45, November 9, 2024
Section 71.12 - Municipal responsibility to revise plans(a) Municipalities shall review and revise their official plans whenever the municipality or the Department determines that the plan is inadequate to meet the existing or future sewage disposal needs of the municipality or portion thereof.(b) Two or more municipalities may jointly submit a single official plan. The plan may be prepared by one of the municipalities and submitted on behalf of participating municipalities if the plan is adopted by resolution of the governing body of each municipality to which it relates.(c) The existence, absence or content of a municipal or county subdivision ordinance or regulation will not relieve the municipality of its duty to revise its official plan as required by the act and this chapter.(d) The proposed plan content shall be consistent with the requirements of the act.(e) The completed plan shall be submitted within the time limits established by the Department under § 71.13(a) (relating to Department responsibility to require official plan revisions).(f) In a civil or administrative action taken under this chapter, the municipality shall have the burden to establish that its official plan or proposed revision complies with the requirements of this chapter.The provisions of this §71.12 adopted August 13, 1971, effective 8/14/1971, 1 Pa.B. 1649; amended April 28, 1972, effective 5/15/1972, 2 Pa.B. 753; amended August 30, 1974, effective 9/16/1974, 4 Pa.B. 1805; amended June 9, 1989, effective 6/10/1989, 19 Pa.B. 2429. This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 71.11 (relating to general requirement); and 25 Pa. Code § 71.43 (relating to approval of grants).