Ordinances

Ordinances of Upper Saucon Township in Lehigh County.

ORDINANCE NO. 67-DDD - REDUCING SPEED LIMIT ON PORTION OF WEST HOPEWELL ROAD

ORDINANCE 42-U - SEWER LATERAL INSPECTION PROGRAM

An Ordinance requiring testing, inspection, repair, and replacement of sewer laterals and providing standards therefore, and providing remedies and penalties for non-compliance. 

Ordinance No. 176 - Truck Prohibition on West Hopewell Road

AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF UPPER SAUCON
TOWNSHIP, LEHIGH COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, PROVIDING A
DEFINITION OF CONSTRUCTION TRUCKS AND MOTOR CARRIER
VEHICLES, PROHIBITING THE OPERATION OF CONSTRUCTION TRUCKS
AND MOTOR CARRIER VEHICLES ON A SEGMENT OF WEST HOPEWELL ROAD,
AND PROVIDING FOR SIGNS AND PENALTIES

Ordinance No. 175 - Truck Prohibition on East Valley Road

AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF UPPER SAUCON
TOWNSHIP, LEHIGH COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, PROVIDING A
DEFINITION OF CONSTRUCTION TRUCKS AND MOTOR CARRIER
VEHICLES, PROHIBITING THE OPERATION OF CONSTRUCTION TRUCKS
AND MOTOR CARRIER VEHICLES ON EAST VALLEY ROAD, AND
PROVIDING FOR SIGNS AND PENALTIES

Ordinance No. 174 - Open Space EIT Tax

An Ordinance imposing an additional .010% earned income tax to fund the Preservation of Open Space.

Ordinance No. 172 - Prohibiting the Use of Brake Retarders

Prohibiting the use of engine brake retarders on certain roads and highways in the Township.

Ordinance No. 171 - Fire Insurance Escrow Ordinance

An Ordinance providing for the transfer of insurance proceeds to the Township Treasurer in the event that Real Property suffers a loss due to a fire and the property is subject to delinquent taxes, assessments, penalties and user charges or in the event that costs have been incurred by the township to remove, repair or secure a building or other structure on the property and providing for penalties for violation and setting forth procedures and requirements pertaining to such insurance proceeds and tot he implementation of said legislation in the township. 

Ordinance No. 170 - Prohibiting Trucks on Blue Church Road South between Beverly Hills Road and Mill Road

Ordinance No. 170 prohibits trucks on Blue Church Road South between Beverly Hills Road and Mill Road. The Ordinance was adopted at the Monday, February 8, 2021 Board of Supervisors meeting. In accordance with state law, the Ordinance goes into effect on February 13 or 5 days after passage.

Ordinance No. 68 - Sky Lanterns

Ordinance No. 168 prohibits the release of Sky Lanterns in the Township. This Ordinance was adopted at the Monday, September 28, 2020 Board of Supervisors meeting and will go into effect on October 3rd, 2020.

Ordinance No. 167 - Trash Collection Hours

Ordinance 42-R: Sewer Use Ordinance

Ordinance 81-A: Restricting the Times during which Commercial Construction Activities Can Take Place

Ordinance 91-A: Sanitary Sewer Standard Construction Document Specifications

Ordinance 91-A: Sanitary Sewer Standard Construction Document Specifications

Standard Construction Specification Drawings

Ordinance 108-B: Saucon Creek Watershed Act 167 – Stormwater Management Ordinance

Ordinance 108-B is a comprehensive amendment of the Upper Saucon Township Act 167 Stormwater Management Ordinance, revised to comply with current PA DEP requirements, and to include requirements for construction of stormwater management facilities.

Ordinance 164: Display Fireworks

Ordinance 140: Official Township Map

Ordinance 141: The Upper Saucon Township Zoning Ordinance of 2009

Ordinance 145: The Upper Saucon Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance (SALDO) of 2011

Ordinance 145 is a comprehensive amendment of the Upper Saucon Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance (SALDO), titled “Upper Saucon Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance of 2011”; it replaces the existing SALDO, which dates to 1975.  This is largely a procedural document that outlines the process a developer must follow to engage in subdivision and land development activities in the Township; it references other Township ordinances and documents (such as the Zoning Ordinance, stormwater ordinance, standard construction documents, municipal authority specifications, etc.) for the standards themselves.

Ordinance 146: Inspection and Certificate of Occupancy Requirements

Ordinance #152 - All Terrain Vehicles

AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF UPPER SAUCON, LEHIGH COUNTY,
PENNSYLVANIA, REGULATING THE OPERATION OF ALL-TERRAIN AND OFF-ROAD
VEHICLES WITHIN THE MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES OF UPPER SAUCON TOWNSHIP.

Ordinance 153: Standard Construction Document Specifications

Ordinance 154: Installation, Operation, and Maintenance of Grease Interceptors

To preclude the introduction of fats, oils and greases (FOG) into the Township sanitary sewer system

Ordinance 160: Regulating Door-To-Door Sales and Solicitation

Upper Saucon Township Comprehensive Plan

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