The Municipalities Planning Code (MPC) is the Commonwealth’s legal basis for Penn Township’s ability to enact its Zoning Ordinance, Subdivision & Land Development Ordinance, Comprehensive Plan, and other planning elements. The PA Department of Community and Economic Development has produced the following publications as user-friendly supplements to the law:
- 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