Section 712 - Definitions

The following words and phrases when used in this subchapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: 'Abutting municipal corporations.' Municipal corporations that share contiguous territory. 'Boundary ascertainment.' Establishment of a municipal boundary between abutting municipal corporations by judicial decree. 'Boundary change' or 'change of boundary.' Any change in the municipal boundary between abutting municipalities, other than as a result of a merger or consolidation under Subchapter C (relating to consolidation and merger), including any transfer of territory, boundary clarification or boundary ascertainment. 'Boundary clarification.' Establishment of a municipal boundary by agreement under this subchapter between municipal corporations in a territorial area with a previously unclear boundary. 'Contiguous territory.' Territory of which a portion abuts the boundary of another municipal corporation, including territory separated from the exact boundary of another municipal corporation by a street, road, railroad or highway or by a river or other natural or artificial stream of water.

orporation, including territory separated from the exact boundary of another municipal corporation by a street, road, railroad or highway or by a river or other natural or artificial stream of water. 'Governing body.' The council in a city, borough or incorporated town, the board of commissioners in a county or township of the first class, the board of supervisors in a township of the second class or the legislative policymaking body in a home rule municipality. 'Impacted property.' A parcel of real property that is divided by a municipal boundary prior to, or will be divided incident to, a proposed boundary change. 'Impacted territory.' Territory which is subject to a boundary change. 'Municipal corporation.' A city, borough, incorporated town, township or home rule municipality that is not a county. 'Municipality.' A county, city, borough, incorporated town or township. 'Unclear boundary.' Contiguous territory between two municipal corporations in which the exact boundary between the municipal corporations is in dispute or cannot be readily discerned as a result of conflicting or missing records.