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.
To view the International Property Maintenance Code please go to: https://codes.iccsafe.org/content/IPMC2018P2.
Ordinance # |
Ordinance Name |
Date Adopted |
1 |
12/13/1982 |
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2 |
12/13/1982 |
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3 |
Tax Ordinance Real Estate Transfer Tax (Amended by Ordinance #69) |
12/13/1982 |
4 |
02/14/1983 |
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5 |
02/14/1983 |
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6 |
Building Ordinance (Repealed by Ordinance #2018-03) |
12/10/1984 |
7 |
12/10/1984 |
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8 |
12/10/1984 |
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9 |
Traffic and Parking Ordinance and Amendment (Amended by Ordinance #71 & #76) |
01/14/1985 |
10 |
03/25/1985 |
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11 |
12/23/1985 |
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12 |
02/10/1986 |
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13 |
03/10/1986 |
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14 |
12/08/1986 |
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15 |
Building Ordinance (Amended by Ordinance #58 & Repealed by Ordinance #2018-03) |
12/18/1987 |
16 |
10/24/1988 |
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17 |
11/13/1989 |
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18 |
Building Permit Officer Qualifications (Repealed by Ordinance #2018-03) |
08/13/1990 |
19 |
02/11/1991 |
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20 |
Establishing Regional Police Department (Repealed by Ordinance #2016-02) |
03/11/1991 |
21 |
04/08/1991 |
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22 |
11/11/1991 |
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23 |
Sub-Division and Land Development (Copies for Review or Sale at Office) |
02/10/1992 |
24 |
09/14/1992 |
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25 |
02/08/1993 |
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26 |
04/12/1993 |
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27 |
04/12/1993 |
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28 |
04/12/1993 |
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29 |
04/11/1994 |
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30 |
04/09/1995 |
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31 |
05/08/1995 |
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32 |
04/08/1996 |
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33 |
07/08/1996 |
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34 |
08/12/1996 |
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35 |
09/09/1996 |
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36 |
Fines and Penalties Violation of Township Ordinances (Amended by Ordinance #39) |
10/14/1996 |
37 |
10/14/1996 |
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38 |
04/14/1997 |
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39 |
08/04/1997 |
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40 |
09/15/1997 |
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41 |
Subdivision and Land Development (Amended by Ordinance #62 & #67) |
09/28/1998 |
42 |
09/28/1998 |
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43 |
09/28/1998 |
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44 |
11/23/1998 |
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45 |
12/14/1998 |
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46 |
01/25/1999 |
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47 |
Joint Agreement on Police Protection (Repealed by Ordinance #2016-02) |
02/08/1999 |
48 |
03/08/1999 |
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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 |
04/16/2001 |
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52 |
05/14/2001 |
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53 |
Non-Police Pension All Ordinances Repealed except #14, 24 and 45 (Amended by Ordinance #63) |
05/14/2001 |
54 |
08/21/2001 |
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55 |
09/24/2001 |
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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 |
11/10/2003 |
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60 |
05/10/2004 |
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61 |
06/28/2004 |
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62 |
03/28/2005 |
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63 |
05/23/2005 |
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64 |
01/09/2006 |
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65 |
03/13/2006 |
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66 |
Extension of Regional Police (Repealed by Ordinance #2016-02) |
05/04/2006 |
67 |
06/26/2006 |
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68 |
Amendment to Ord. #50 Section 307.D(5) and Section 429.A (Map Change) |
10/09/2006 |
69 |
08/13/2007 |
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70 |
Joint Ordinance for Police Pension Fund (Amended by Ordinance #78) |
08/13/2007 |
71 |
08/27/2007 |
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72 |
Amendments to Ord. #50 Sections #201, 305.B(1), 602.B(3), 602.B(4) and 500.D |
01/28/2008 |
73 |
06/23/2008 |
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74 |
10/27/2008 |
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75 |
12/22/2008 |
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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 |
05/10/10 |
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79 |
12/27/10 |
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80 |
05/09/11 |
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81 |
07/25/11 |
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82 |
01/01/12 |
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83 |
07/23/12 |
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2015-01 |
01/12/15 |
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2015-02 |
01/12/15 |
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2015-03 |
01/12/15 |
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2015-04 |
11/09/15 |
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2016-01 |
5/09/16 |
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2016-02 |
Repeals Ordinances 20, 47, 57 and 66 Eastern Adams Police Dept. |
07/11/16 |
2016-03 |
10/10/16 |
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2016-04 |
12/12/16 |
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2017-01 |
02/13/17 |
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2018-01 |
Ordinance of Berwick, Adams County, PA Amending and Supplementing the Berwick Township Zoning Ordinance #50 |
01/08/18 |
2018-02 |
02/12/18 |
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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 |
10/08/18 |
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2019-01 |
6/10/19 |
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2019-02 |
9/24/19 |
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2019-03 |
Pool Fence Spacing Amendment to Ordinance #50, Section 449.E.(2) |
10/14/19 |
2020-01 |
6/8/20 |
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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 |
5/10/21 |
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2021-04 |
Amending and Supplementing the Berwick Township Zoning Ordinance #50 (Signage) |
9/13/21 |
2021-05 |
11/8/21 |
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2022-01 |
2/14/22 |
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2022-02 |
2/14/22 |
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2022-03 |
5/9/22 |
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2023-01 |
Regulate the Ignition, Discharge, and use of Consumer Fireworks |
2/13/23 |
2023-02 |
6/12/23 |
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2023-03 |
6/12/23 |
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2023-04 |
6/12/23 |
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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 |
10/9/23 |
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2024-01 |
Ratifying the Restatement of the Berwick Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan |
3/11/24 |
2024-02 |
Provides for tax exemption for certain improvements to designated deteriorated properties |
4/30/24 |
2024-03 |
6/10/24 |
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2024-04 |
8/12/24 |
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