Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 7 - Alteration of Territory or Corporate Entity and
Section 720 - Monuments


The impacted municipalities shall provide for the placement of monuments, no more than 1,500 feet apart, along the newly established boundary line, other than where a natural line can be described, in a manner adequate that the entire territory in question can be depicted and represented for the future. The coordinates of monuments shall be expressed in terms of the State Plane Coordinate System in effect on the date of the change of boundary.

Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes

Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes

Title 53 - MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY

Chapter 7 - Alteration of Territory or Corporate Entity and

Extra - Chapter Notes

Section 711 - Scope of subchapter

Section 712 - Definitions

Section 713 - Interpretation

Section 714 - Stream boundaries

Section 715 - Boundary change agreement by abutting municipalities

Section 716 - Petition and establishment of disputed boundaries by judicial ascertainment

Section 717 - Judicial ascertainment procedure

Section 718 - Effective date of boundary change

Section 719 - Notification of boundary change

Section 720 - Monuments

Section 721 - Wards

Section 722 - Collection of taxes levied prior to change of boundary and authorized expenditures

Section 723 - Election districts and officers

Section 724 - Governing body agreements

Section 725 - Adjustment of indebtedness

Section 726 - Judicial adjustment award proceedings

Section 727 - Compensation, expenses and costs

Section 728 - Territory located in multiple counties

Section 729 - Bond issues

Section 731 - Short title of subchapter

Section 732 - Definitions

Section 733 - Procedure for consolidation or merger

Section 734 - Joint agreement of governing bodies

Section 735 - Initiative of electors seeking consolidation or merger without new home rule charter

Section 735.1 - Initiative of electors seeking consolidation or merger with new home rule charter

Section 736 - Conduct of referenda

Section 737 - Consolidation or merger agreement

Section 738 - Effectuation of consolidation or merger

Section 739 - Effect of transition on employees of consolidated or merged municipality

Section 740 - Procedures

Section 741 - Court review of transitional plan