Ordinances

For your convenience all Township Ordinances are available here for viewing / downloading. Click on the Ordinance name to open a PDF document. Hard copies of these ordinances will continue to be retained at the Municipal Building.

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Berwick Township is also a designated Second Class Township. The Pennsylvania Second Class Township Code may be found by clicking here which will redirect you to the PSATS (Pennsylvania State Assoc. of Township Supervisors) website.

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Ordinance #

Ordinance Name

Date Adopted

1

Tax Ordinances 511 Taxes, Earned Income Tax

12/13/1982

2

Tax Ordinance Amusement Taxes (Amended by Ordinance #38)

12/13/1982

3

Tax Ordinance Real Estate Transfer Tax (Amended by Ordinance #69)

12/13/1982

4

Tax Ordinance Per Capita Tax

02/14/1983

5

Licensing of Business

02/14/1983

6

Building Ordinance (Repealed by Ordinance #2018-03)

12/10/1984

7

Planning Commission Ordinance

12/10/1984

8

Nuisance Ordinance

12/10/1984

9

Traffic and Parking Ordinance and Amendment (Amended by Ordinance #71 & #76)

01/14/1985

10

Building Code

03/25/1985

11

Supervisors Compensation

12/23/1985

12

Rental Ordinance

02/10/1986

13

Junk Ordinance

03/10/1986

14

Pension Plan (Amended by Ordinance #24 & #45)

12/08/1986

15

Building Ordinance (Amended by Ordinance #58 & Repealed by Ordinance #2018-03)

12/18/1987

16

Sewer Authority Connecting (Abbottstown)

10/24/1988

17

Dedication Orchard Drive, Summit Court Sect 2

11/13/1989

18

Building Permit Officer Qualifications (Repealed by Ordinance #2018-03)

08/13/1990

19

Numbering Houses and Mailboxes

02/11/1991

20

Establishing Regional Police Department (Repealed by Ordinance #2016-02)

03/11/1991

21

Dedication Mill Race Road

04/08/1991

22

Dedication Orchard Acres Sect 3-B

11/11/1991

23

Sub-Division and Land Development (Copies for Review or Sale at Office)

02/10/1992

24

Amending Pension #14 (Amended by Ordinance #45)

09/14/1992

25

Issuance of Note for Sewer $450,000

02/08/1993

26

Construction of Wells

04/12/1993

27

Construction of Sanitary Sewer

04/12/1993

28

On-Lot Subsurface Sewer Disposal

04/12/1993

29

Creating Sewer Authority

04/11/1994

30

Occupational Privilege Tax

04/09/1995

31

General Obligation Bond $450,000

05/08/1995

32

Disorderly Conduct

04/08/1996

33

General Obligation Note $550,000

07/08/1996

34

Joint Resolution Between Township and Authority

08/12/1996

35

Regulation and Control of Wells

09/09/1996

36

Fines and Penalties Violation of Township Ordinances (Amended by Ordinance #39)

10/14/1996

37

Driveway and Fee Schedule (Amended by Ordinance #2016-03)

10/14/1996

38

Amendment to Ordinance #2 Amusement Tax

04/14/1997

39

Amending Existing Ordinances (Criminal)

08/04/1997

40

Supervisor Acquire Sewer Project

09/15/1997

41

Subdivision and Land Development (Amended by Ordinance #62 & #67)

09/28/1998

42

Stormwater Management

09/28/1998

43

Open Burning

09/28/1998

44

Cable TV Franchise

11/23/1998

45

Amendment to Ordinance #14 and #24 (Pension)

12/14/1998

46

General Obligation Note $1,040,000

01/25/1999

47

Joint Agreement on Police Protection (Repealed by Ordinance #2016-02)

02/08/1999

48

Cable TV Franchise (GS Communications)

03/08/1999

49

Sewage Management Program

03/22/1999

50

Zoning Ordinance (Amended by Ordinance #55, #59, #64, #68, #72, #2018-01, #2018-04, #2019-03)

05/03/1999

51

Debt Ordinance

04/16/2001

52

Sewer Hookup

05/14/2001

53

Non-Police Pension All Ordinances Repealed except #14, 24 and 45 (Amended by Ordinance #63)

05/14/2001

54

General Obligation Note $200,000

08/21/2001

55

Zoning Text Change R-3 Parking Amendment to Ord. #50

09/24/2001

56

General Rules for Sewer Connections (Amended by Ordinance #61 & #65)

10/22/2001

57

Joint  Police Services (Repealed by Ordinance #2016-02)

12/10/2001

58

Amendment to Ordinance #15 Building Ordinance (Repealed by Ordinance #58)

03/05/2002

59

Zoning Amendment to Section 702(E) Amendment to Ord. #50

11/10/2003

60

Adoption of UCC Code

05/10/2004

61

Amendment to Ordinance #56 Sewer Connection Rules

06/28/2004

62

Amendment to Ordinance #41 SALDO

03/28/2005

63

Amendment to Ordinance #53 Non-Police Pension

05/23/2005

64

Amendments to Zoning Ordinance #50

01/09/2006

65

Amendment to Ordinance #56 Sewer Connection Rules

03/13/2006

66

Extension of Regional Police (Repealed by Ordinance #2016-02)

05/04/2006

67

Amendment to Ordinance #41 SALDO

06/26/2006

68

Amendment to Ord. #50 Section 307.D(5) and Section 429.A (Map Change)

10/09/2006

69

Amendment to Ordinance #3 (Real Estate Transaction Tax)

08/13/2007

70

Joint Ordinance for Police Pension Fund (Amended by Ordinance #78)

08/13/2007

71

Ordinance Amendment to #9 Parking Restrictions

08/27/2007

72

Amendments to Ord. #50 Sections #201, 305.B(1), 602.B(3), 602.B(4) and 500.D

01/28/2008

73

Sidewalks and Curb Ordinances

06/23/2008

74

Established Speed Limits

10/27/2008

75

Floodplain Ordinance

12/22/2008

76

Amendment to Ordinance #9 No Parking Rte 194/Race Track to Mill Race Roads (Repealed by Ordinance #2016-04)

05/26/2009

77

Attorney Fees Delinquent Municipal Accounts and Enforcement of Township Ordinances

11/23/2009

 78

Amend Police Pension Amendment to Ord. #70

 05/10/10

 79

Non-Police Pension 

12/27/10

80

Snow Removal (Amended by Ordinance #2015-04)

05/09/11

 81

Fire Loss

07/25/11

 82

Earned Income Tax

01/01/12

 83

Storm Water Management Ordinance

Storm Water Mgmt. Design Assistance Manual

07/23/12

2015-01

Board of Trustees Insurance Fund 

01/12/15

 2015-02

PA Municipalities Pension Trust 

01/12/15

 2015-03

Unemployment Compensation Group Trust

01/12/15

 2015-04

11/09/15

 2016-01

 Weight Limits 

 5/09/16

 2016-02

Repeals Ordinances 20, 47, 57 and 66 Eastern Adams Police Dept.

07/11/16

2016-03

Driveway and Street Excavation (Repealing Ordinance No.37)

10/10/16

2016-04

Repealing Ordinance No. 76 Parking Prohibited

12/12/16

2017-01

Tax Collector Compensation

02/13/17

2018-01

Ordinance of Berwick, Adams County, PA

Amending and Supplementing the Berwick Township Zoning Ordinance #50

01/08/18

2018-02

Operation and Use of Recreational Vehicles

02/12/18

2018-03

Repealing Berwick Township Ordinances No. 6, 15, 18-90, and 58 Building Ordinance

03/12/18

2018-04

Amending and Supplementing the Berwick Township Zoning Ordinance #50 (Medical Marijuana)

07/09/18

2018-05

Berwick Township Fireworks Ordinance

10/08/18

2019-01

Vacation of Lobell Road (T-507)

6/10/19

2019-02

Parking Prohibited in Certain Locations

9/24/19

2019-03

Pool Fence Spacing Amendment to Ordinance #50, Section 449.E.(2)

10/14/19

2020-01

Recycling Center Ordinance

6/8/20

2021-01

Amending and Supplementing the Berwick Township Zoning Ordinance #50

2/16/21

2021-02

Amending and Supplementing the Berwick Township Zoning Ordinance #50

2/16/21

2021-03

Amending Ordinance #9 – Parking Regulations and Penalties

5/10/21

2021-04

Amending and Supplementing the Berwick Township Zoning Ordinance #50 (Signage)

9/13/21

2021-05

Amending Ordinance #50 (Fences)

11/8/21

2022-01

Amending and Supplementing Ordinance #50 (Definitions)

2/14/22

2022-02

Regulating Use of Sky Lanterns

2/14/22

2022-03

Rezoning 04K11-0093—000 & 04K11-0083—000 (Map Change)

5/9/22

2023-01

Regulate the Ignition, Discharge, and use of Consumer Fireworks

2/13/23

2023-02

Amending and Supplementing Ordinance #50 

6/12/23

2023-03

Amending and Supplementing Ordinance #41 (Definitions)

6/12/23

2023-04

Amending Ordinance #83 (Stormwater)

6/12/23

2023-05

Local Economic Revitalization Tax Act (LERTA) – Defining Exempt Property

8/14/23

2023-06

Adopting the 2018 Edition of the International Property Maintenance Code

10/9/23

2023-07

Adding Stanley Drive and Little Avenue to 10 ton weight limits (Amends Section 4 of Ordinance No. 2016-01)

10/9/23

2024-01

Ratifying the Restatement of the Berwick Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan

3/11/24

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Office Hours

Monday – Thursday –  9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. and Friday 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Zoning/Permit Officer:
by appointment

Meeting Dates:
Board of Supervisors – 6 p.m., second Monday of each month

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