The MPC (Municipalities Planning Code) is the state law enabling Penn Township to enact its comprehensive plan and zoning, subdivision & land development, and official map regulations. The PA Department of Community and Economic Development has produced 52 publications as user-friendly supplements to the law, including these:
- Local Land Use Controls in Pennsylvania
- The Planning Commission
- The Comprehensive Plan
- Zoning
- Technical Information on Floodplain Management
- The Zoning Hearing Board
- Special Exceptions, Conditional Uses and Variances
- Subdivision and Land Development in Pennsylvania
- The Zoning Officer
- Planning for Agriculture