§ 25.7-702. Ordinances in General.

 A. Form. Every proposed ordinance shall be introduced in writing and in the form required for final adoption. No ordinance shall contain more than one (1) subject, which shall be clearly expressed in its title. The enacting clause shall be ‘‘Upper Darby Township hereby ordains . . .’’ Any ordinance which repeals or amends an existing ordinance shall set out in full the ordinance sections or sub-sections to be repealed or amended, and shall indicate matter to be omitted by enclosing it in brackets or by strikeout type, and shall indicate new matter by underscoring or by italics.

 B. Procedure. A proposed ordinance may be introduced by any member of Council at any public meeting. Upon introduction of any proposed ordinance, a copy shall be distributed to each member of Council, to the Mayor, and to the Chief Administrative Officer; and a reasonable number of copies shall be filed in such other public places as Council may from time to time designate. Council shall provide for the publication of the proposed ordinance or a summary thereof, together with a notice setting out the time and place for a public hearing thereon. The public hearing shall follow the publication by at least seven (7) days and may be held separately or in connection with a regular or special Council meeting and may be adjourned from time to time; all persons interested shall have an opportunity to be heard at the public forum preceding the public meeting. After the hearing, the Council may adopt the ordinance, with or without amendment, or reject it; but if it is amended, the Council may not adopt it until the ordinance or its amended sections have been subjected to all the procedures hereinbefore required in the case of a newly introduced ordinance. When an ordinance is passed by Council, it shall be sent within three (3) days to the Mayor for his approval or disapproval with a statement of the action Council has taken thereon. If said ordinance is vetoed by the Mayor, it may be reconsidered by Council at the next public meeting and shall take effect if approved by at least seven (7) members of Council.

 C. Effective Date. Except as otherwise provided in this Charter,

   1. Ordinances passed by Council and approved by the Mayor shall become effective immediately after the Mayor has signed such ordinance or at any later date specified therein;

   2. Ordinances passed by Council but neither approved nor vetoed by the Mayor shall become effective fifteen (15) days after the last day on which the Mayor can approve or veto such ordinance or at any later date specified therein;

   3. Ordinances passed by Council notwithstanding the Mayor’s veto shall become effective fifteen (15) days after Council’s adoption of such ordinance or at any later date specified therein.

 D. ‘‘Publish’’ Defined. As used in this section, the term ‘‘publish’’ means to print at least one (1) time in one or more newspapers of general circulation in the Township: (1) the ordinance or a summary thereof, and (2) the places where copies of the ordinance have been filed and the times when they are available for public inspection.

   The provisions of this §  25.7-702 amended April 26, 1988, effective April 26, 1988. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (106814) and (106815).

   This section cited in 323 Pa. Code §  25.7-704 (relating to codes of technical regulations).