Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS
Chapter 17 - Streets

Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 17 was added April 18, 2014, P.L.432, No.37,...

Section 1701 - Definitions - The following words and phrases when used in this chapter...

Section 1704 - Streets connecting with street of other municipality - No action may be taken under this chapter that would...

Section 1705 - Entry on land to maintain marks and monuments - The council, its agents and employees, may enter upon any...

Section 1706 - Exclusive nature of provisions - No street may be dedicated, accepted, acquired, laid out, opened...

Section 1707 - Failure of council to hold hearing - If, after the filing of a petition under this chapter,...

Section 1708 - Street lighting, ornamental lighting and traffic control signals and devices - Council may provide street lights and ornamental lighting and make...

Section 1712 - Borough street plan - (a) Adoption of plan.--A borough that has not maintained an...

Section 1721.1 - Power to lay out, open, etc - (a) Authority of borough.--In accordance with the provisions of this...

Section 1721.2 - Laying out streets and procedure - (a) Streets deemed to be laid out.--A street identified in...

Section 1724 - Effect of laying out street - (a) Street unopened after ten years.--At any time after a...

Section 1731 - Authority to open and vacate streets and procedure - (a) Authority of council.--By ordinance, council has the authority to:...

Section 1732 - Petition for opening or vacating street and action thereon - (a) Petitioning council.--Any person or persons constituting a majority in...

Section 1733 - Action for damages and benefits and award - (a) Authority of borough.--Upon the effective date of an ordinance...

Section 1734 - Acceptance and dedication of streets - (a) Accept an opened street.--A borough may, by ordinance, accept...

Section 1735 - Streets not to be constructed, dedicated or opened to travel without the approval of council - (a) Requirements.--No person may construct, dedicate or open to travel...

Section 1751 - Authority to straighten and relocate streets and procedure - Council may, by ordinance, provide for straightening or relocating any...

Section 1761 - Proceedings with or without petition - Boroughs may improve streets, portions of streets or a particular...

Section 1771 - Improvement of streets outside or partly outside borough limits - (a) General rule.-- (1) Any borough may enter into a...

Section 1782 - Acquisition of property for unobstructed view - (a) General rule.--Any borough may, singly or jointly with another...