ORDINANCES
An ordinance is a law passed by a municipal government. Oftentimes it relates to maintaining public safety, health, and general welfare.
**All descriptions below are general overviews of the ordinance listed. For complete details please either stop in and read the ordinance document or request a copy.**
1-1969
12/2/1969
Earned Income Tax Ordinance.
A tax for general revenue purposes of 1% is imposed on salaries, wages, commissions and net profits earned by the residents of Monroe Township.
1-1974
6/4/1974
Permit Ordinance
No road, public street, pipeline, etc. can be cut by an individual, firm, corporation, or utility without securing a permit in accordance with the township code.
1-1975
7/1/1975
Ordinance Instituting Land Use Control to Reduce Flood Losses.
1-1976
2/3/1976
Building Permit Ordinance.
All persons, partnerships, businesses, and corporations must obtain a building permit for construction, reconstruction, enlargement, relocation, or alteration of any building or structure. Penalties will be imposed for any persons who fail or refuse to comply with the requirements.
1-1977
6/28/1977
Occupational Privilege Tax Ordinance
All residents in the township will pay $10 per year for their right to work beginning July 1, 1977 until repealed or amended.
2-1977
6/28/1977
Parking Restriction Ordinance for Snow Removal.
Parking will be restricted on the roads from November 1st to March 31st so that snow can effectively and efficiently be cleared from the roads.
3-1977
9/6/1977
Service Agreement between Monroe Township and Clarion Area Authority.
Ordinance authorizing Clarion Area Authority to provide sewage service for the area of Monroe Township.
4-1977
9/6/1977
Ordinance Requiring Residents to Tap into Sanitary Services.
Property owners who have access to public sewage must connect their sewage taps to it.
1-1980
9/2/1980
Ordinance Regulating Type and Weight of Vehicles of Township Roads.
Vehicles must not exceed 15 tons. Signage warnings along the roadways must be adhered to.
2-1980
Ordinance Creating the Co-op Agreement for Clarion County Sewage Association.
12/31/1980
1-1981
8/4/1981
Building Permit Ordinance to Comply with Flood Plain Management.
No buildings may be constructed within a flood plain as defined by the most recent Flood Hazard Boundary Map for Monroe Township.
1-1983
Coin Operated Amusement Devices
3/15/1983
2-1983
4/5/1983
Solid Waste Ordinance of 1983.
No garbage, rubbish, or solid waste shall be allowed to accumulate on a property or roadway. Farmers and compost sites excluded unless the storage of materials becomes a nuisance.
1-1984
12/31/1984
Ordinance to Adopt Realty Transfer Tax.
On every document whereby lands, tenements or hereditaments, or any interested therein, lying, being an situate, wholly or in part, sold or otherwise conveyed, within Monroe Township, a tax for general revenue purposes will be imposed and assessed on each document at the rate of 1% of the value of the lands.
1-1987
5/5/1987
Ordinance for Realty Transfer Tax.
Levying, assessment and collection of a tax for general revenue purposes upon a transfer of an interest in real property to the extent that the transfers are subject to tax imposed by the Commonwealth.
1-1989
2/7/1989
TV Cable Ordinance.
Non-exclusive grant to construct, operate, and maintain a cable television system, including poles, wires, cables and facilities to provide television services to customers in Monroe Twp.
1-1990
3/6/1990
Standards for Roads in Monroe Township.
Establishes the standards and requirements for the design, grading, back-filling, and paving of roads, storm sewer systems, and sidewalks within the township.
1-1993
3/2/1993
Sewage Sludge Ordinance.
Provides regulations and standards for the collection, transportation, storage, processing and disposal of sewage sludge which is generated or present within its boundaries.
1-1994
Tax Collector to Collect $10.00 for Tax Certification
12/30/1994
1-1996
Ordinance Prohibiting Adult Entertainment House in Township.
10/24/1996
1-1999
9/6/1999
Enforcement of 9-1-1 Address Numbering Ordinance.
Street numbers should be prominently displayed at all times. Owners of private roads with vehicle access to multiple properties must install a sign with a road name adopted by the township.
1-2002
3/2/2002
Road Construction Requirements of Monroe Township.
Establishes the revised standards and requirements for the design, grading, back-filling, and paving of roads, storm sewer systems, and sidewalks within the township.
1-2003
1/6/2003
Nuisance Ordinance.
It is unlawful for any person to create or maintain any condition upon their property which could directly or indirectly cause a nuisance or health hazard to the residents of the township. For examples, see full ordinance.
2-2003
3/4/2003
Sewage Sludge Ordinance
Providing for the testing of sewage sludge before land applications in the township and adopting the Pennsylvania Regulations concerning the land application of sewage sludge.
3-2003
12/2/2003
Fire Hydrant Assessment
Fix a tax rate for the maintenance for fire hydrants etc., by an equal assessment o all property within seven hundred eighty (780) feet of any fire hydrant.
1-2004
7/8/2004
Uniform Construction Code
Adoption of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act to enforce and inspect building structures to maintain safety to the public.
1-2005
1/3/2005
Prohibit Content of Flood Plain and Future Development in the Wetland Areas of the Sewage Treatment Plant Required for USDA Funding
2-2005
Fire Hydrant Assessment (Allow for Resolution to Change Rate)
3/1/2005
3-2005
5/3/2005
Holding Tank Ordinance
Establish procedures for the use and maintenance of existing and new holding tanks designed to receive and retain sewage from commercial uses.
4-2005
5/3/2005
Mandatory Sewage Tap-In
Occupied building within the designated area must be tapped into the sewage system.
4A-2005
11/1/2005
Amendment to Ordinance 4-2005
All sanitary sewage discharge into a public sewer must meet the requirements set forth by the township. Any industrial discharge without consent of the township is prohibited. Anyone wanting to discharge industrial waste must complete an application.
6-2005
12/12/2005
Increase Supervisor Pay
Based on Act 60, which states that townships with a population of 0-4,999 can receive up to $1,875 per year, the Supervisors of Monroe Township, with a population of 1,587, shall receive $1,800 annually.
2-2006
2/7/2006
Emergency and Municipal Services Tax
An ordinance imposing a tax on the privileged of engaging in an occupation, requiring collection through employers and direct payment by taxpayers including nonresidents.
4-2006
9/11/2006
Ordinance to Set Tapping Fees
5-2006
Implementing NIMS
8/15/2006
2-2007
8/7/2007
Storm Water Regulation Ordinance
Provides for the regulation of sanitary wastewater and storm water discharge and disposal systems withing the township of Monroe.
4-2007
Local Services Tax Ordinance
12/11/2007
1-2009
1/20/0209
Compensation of Tax Collector of Monroe Township Ordinance
Increases Tax Collector commission to 7.5%
1-2010
1/4/2010
Sewage Rate Increase
Amendment to 4-2005, 4A-2005, and 4-2006.
1-2011
6/6/2011
Posting and Bonding of Roads
Ordinance imposing restrictions as to the weight of vehicles operated upon certain township roads. Vehicles exceeding weight limited on township roads must obtain a permit.
2-2011
9/12/2011
Flood Plain Ordinance
Setting forth certain minimum requirements for new construction and development within areas of a flood plain.
3-2011
12/5/2011
Earned Income Tax and Net Profits Tax Ordinance
Levying a tax on earned income and net profits. Requires tax returns and employers to withhold a remit tax.
1-2012
Stormwater Management Ordinance
1/3/201
1-2014
Amending 4-2006 - Treatment Plant Payment Policies, Penalties, etc.
9/2/2014
2-2016
11/1/2016
No Parking Ordinance
No vehicle shall be parked on a highway located in the township of Monroe. Emergency vehicles and township maintenance/snow removal vehicles being exempt. Vehciles may be towed at owners expense and fined.