Pennsylvania § 712 Definitions

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 712 — Definitions

Pennsylvania § 712

JurisdictionPennsylvania

Title 53MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY

PartPART II

Ch. 7ALTERATION OF TERRITORY OR CORPORATE

Subch.MUNICIPAL BOUNDARY CHANGE

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53 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 712 (2026).

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The following words and phrases when used in this subchapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

"Abutting municipal corporations."Municipal corporations that share contiguous territory.

"Boundary ascertainment."Establishment of a municipal boundary between abutting municipal corporations by judicial decree.

"Boundary change"or"change of boundary."Any change in the municipal boundary between abutting municipalities, other than as a result of a merger or consolidation under Subchapter C (relating to consolidation and merger), including any transfer of territory, boundary clarification or boundary ascertainment.

"Boundary clarification."Establishment of a municipal boundary by agreement under this subchapter between munici

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The following words and phrases when used in this subchapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

"Abutting municipal corporations."Municipal corporations that share contiguous territory.

"Boundary ascertainment."Establishment of a municipal boundary between abutting municipal corporations by judicial decree.

"Boundary change"or"change of boundary."Any change in the municipal boundary between abutting municipalities, other than as a result of a merger or consolidation under Subchapter C (relating to consolidation and merger), including any transfer of territory, boundary clarification or boundary ascertainment.

"Boundary clarification."Establishment of a municipal boundary by agreement under this subchapter between municipal corporations in a territorial area with a previously unclear boundary.

"Contiguous territory."Territory of which a portion abuts the boundary of another municipal corporation, including territory separated from the exact boundary of another municipal corporation by a street, road, railroad or highway or by a river or other natural or artificial stream of water.

"Governing body."The council in a city, borough or incorporated town, the board of commissioners in a county or township of the first class, the board of supervisors in a township of the second class or the legislative policymaking body in a home rule municipality.

"Impacted property."A parcel of real property that is divided by a municipal boundary prior to, or will be divided incident to, a proposed boundary change.

"Impacted territory."Territory which is subject to a boundary change.

"Municipal corporation."A city, borough, incorporated town, township or home rule municipality that is not a county.

"Municipality."A county, city, borough, incorporated town or township.

"Unclear boundary."Contiguous territory between two municipal corporations in which the exact boundary between the municipal corporations is in dispute or cannot be readily discerned as a result of conflicting or missing records.