Franklin Township, PA Historic Preservation: Historic-Cultural Monuments (2026)

The Historic District Ordinance, Ord. 2003-06 of 8/21/2003, creates HARB under Chapter 11 and gives it an advisory role: it recommends whether the Board of Supervisors should issue a certificate of appropriateness, but does not itself grant or deny approvals. Section 11-403 lists HARB's additional powers and duties, the first of which is to conduct a survey of buildings, structures, objects and monuments within the historic district(s) to determine those of historic or architectural significance, coordinating with the Franklin Township Historical Commission, Planning Commission, Zoning Hearing Board and other groups, and to maintain and periodically revise detailed resource inventories classified by national, state and local significance.

The same section directs HARB to propose new or revised historic districts, to seek assistance from bodies such as the National Park Service, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Preservation Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, to advise owners of historic buildings on rehabilitation and tax incentives, and to work with the Historical Commission specifically in the Kemblesville Historic District and elsewhere in the Township. 7.