{"data":{"id":"us-pa/8-pa.c.s.-1712","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"8 Pa.C.S. § 1712","heading":"Borough street plan.","body":"(a) Adoption of plan.--A borough that has not maintained an accurate plan of borough streets adopted in accordance with this part prior to July 16, 2012, may only adopt a plan of streets under the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, governing the adoption of an official map.\n(b) Amendments to plan.--If a borough maintains a plan of streets adopted prior to July 16, 2012, or maintains an official map containing opened and unopened streets, a street laid out in accordance with this part by ordinance or by final approval of a subdivision or land development plan must be deemed an amendment to the plan. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a deemed amendment as provided in this section and a subsequent placement of the street on a plan may not be subject to public notice or public hearing, if the street has been laid out in accordance with the requirements of this chapter.\n(c) Prohibition.--The maintenance of a plan of streets or official map shall not be required in order for a borough to lay out streets in accordance with section 1721.2(b) (relating to laying out streets and procedure) or lay out and open a street in accordance with section 1724 (relating to effect of laying out street).","path":["Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS","PART I BOROUGHS","CHAPTER 17 STREETS","SUBCHAPTER B PLAN OF STREETS"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=08\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=17\u0026sctn=12\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-04-02 (Statute Update stamp, 8 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:30:38Z","sha256":"9acab44516e439f921eddce18eba65c9df26850074a26d7469fa19bbb7c1590c","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/8-pa.c.s.-1711","next":"us-pa/8-pa.c.s.-1721"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}