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Newtown Township US Comprehensive Plan Ordinance

United States of America
Newtown Township, Pennsylvania
Approved in 2009
Local law
Personhood, Rights Of Nature
Natural communities and ecosystems
All Nature
CELDF; residents
Civil Society, NGO

Summary

In 2008, CELDF drafted an ordinance for Newtown Township, Pennsylvania recognizing the rights of nature (4), community rights, and requiring all major land development projects to comply with the township’s comprehensive plan. The ordinance declared that certain types of land development are antithetical to the health, safety, and welfare of the community, its residents, and the environment. The ordinance also recognized rights of residents’ to a healthy environment, to self-governance, and to water.

Legal Document

To see the original legal document(s) for this initiative, click the links below:

Newtown Township Comprehensive Plan Ordinance [PDF]

Additional Resources

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NEWTOWN AREA JOINT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN

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