Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 24, June 15, 2024
Section 71.13 - Department responsibility to require official plan revisions(a) The Department will require a municipality to revise its official plan when it determines that the plan does not meet the requirements of Subchapter D (relating to official plan requirements for alternative evaluations) or the plan, or its parts, is inadequate to meet the sewage needs of the municipality, its residents or property owners or because of newly discovered facts, conditions or circumstances which make the plan inadequate. Official plan revisions shall be submitted within 120 days of the Department's determination under this section, unless the Department finds that additional time is necessary to complete the planning consistent with this chapter.(b) The Department will notify the municipality in writing of:(1) The reasons for requiring a plan revision.(2) Minimum plan content requirements as contained in § 71.21 (relating to content of official plans) and Subchapter D.(3) Time limitations for plan completion, including interim deadlines and compliance schedules the Department deems necessary.(4) The status of the existing official plan.(c) The Department may require two or more municipalities to develop and submit jointly a single official plan. The Department will allow the preparation of a joint municipal plan if the plan is adopted by each participating municipality.The provisions of this § 71.13 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 September 28, 1973, effective 10/15/1973, 3 Pa.B. 2176; 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); 25 Pa. Code § 71.12 (relating to municipal responsibility to revise plans); and 25 Pa. Code § 71.14 (relating to private request to revise official plans).