If I just want to put a small addition on my home, do I have to wait a year for Millcreek to act upon the Official Map designation on my property?

No. The intent of the Official Map is not to take anyone’s home or create onerous regulations on their property. The Official Map is intended to provide a pause in the pace of development so that the Township may attempt to acquire land when property owners propose a new development. For this reason, the Official Map provides two extra provisions to homeowners: any expansion of a home no greater than 25% in area of the existing structure is exempted from the Official Map, and the Township only has 90 days to potentially acquire a portion of a property where there is an existing single-family home.

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1. What is an Official Map?
2. What kind of facilities and land can be placed on the Official Map?
3. After the facilities and land are designated on the Official Map, what happens next?
4. By designating these public facilities and land on the Official Map, isn’t this a taking by the government?
5. Why designate lands or facilities on an Official Map?
6. If I just want to put a small addition on my home, do I have to wait a year for Millcreek to act upon the Official Map designation on my property?
7. The term “taking” and “acquisition” is often used with the Official Map, what does this mean? What is a Taking?
8. If the Official Map is adopted, when would my property be acquired?
9. What activities trigger the Official Map?
10. Only a portion of my property is designated on the proposed Official Map. How will that affect my ability to use my property?