[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of Lower Frederick
Township as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
7-3-2001 by Ord. No. 01-04
Lower Frederick shall join with the municipalities of Upper Frederick Township, Perkiomen Township, Skippack Township, Schwenksville Borough, Collegeville Borough, and Trappe Borough to create the Central Perkiomen Valley Regional Planning Commission as per the guidelines set forth under Articles I, II and XI of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, Act 247, as amended August 2000.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 10101 et seq.
A.
The seven municipalities of the Central Perkiomen Valley
have come to recognize that the issues associated with growth and development,
such as, but not limited to, traffic congestion, air and water pollution,
and loss of open space, are too large for any one municipality to effectively
deal with. They further recognize that current growth, and anticipated growth,
if not properly managed will lead to the diminution of the region's quality
of life. They are concerned that current zoning requirements which call for
each and every municipality to provide for a full range of uses, regardless
of historic development patterns, is inefficient and potentially destructive
to the region's economic and social structure.
B.
To this end, the municipalities of the Central Perkiomen
hereby embark on a course of action to implement regional planning. Lower
Frederick empowers the Central Perkiomen Valley Regional Planning Commission
to undertake the development of a regional comprehensive plan.
The Central Perkiomen Valley Regional Planning Commission shall be comprised
of the following member municipalities: Upper Frederick Township, Lower Frederick
Township, Perkiomen Township, Skippack Township, Schwenksville Borough, Collegeville
Borough, and Trappe Borough.
[Amended 10-2-2001 by Ord. No. 01-05]
Each member municipality shall have one vote to cast on all matters
that come before the Regional Planning Commission that requires action. If
two members from a municipality are present at a meeting and cannot agree
as to how to cast the vote, then the vote of the member from the elected governing
board of that municipality shall control. The term of each member shall be
two years.
The Central Perkiomen Valley Regional Planning Commission shall have
the responsibility to prepare a regional comprehensive plan for the seven
participating municipalities. To this end, the powers and duties of the Regional
Planning Commission are as follows:
B.
That in the preparation of said plan, the members of
the Commission shall represent the interests of their respective municipalities,
and shall cast one vote per municipality on all matters that require action.
C.
That upon completion of the regional comprehensive plan
the Regional Planning Commission shall forward said plan on to the participating
municipalities by unanimous consent.
D.
The Regional Planning Commission shall not usurp the
powers, duties and obligations of the individual municipal planning commissions
and zoning hearing boards regarding subdivisions, land developments, and zoning
matters.
E.
The Central Perkiomen Valley Regional Planning Commission
is an advisory body.
[Amended 10-2-2001 by Ord. No. 01-05]
The Central Perkiomen Valley Regional Planning Commission shall prepare
an annual budget and appropriate funds for its operation only to the limit
of its approved budget. The Regional Planning Commission may also seek federal,
state and county grants to offset the costs of operations.
Within the limits imposed upon it by the funds available for its use,
the Regional Planning Commission may employ such staff or personnel and enter
into contracts with consultants as it sees fit to aid in its work.
Any participating municipality may withdraw from the Regional Planning
Commission after six months' written notice. Upon receiving notice that a
municipality wishes to withdraw from the Regional Planning Commission, the
governing bodies of the remaining municipalities shall promptly schedule a
meeting to consider whether the remaining municipalities wish to continue
with the Regional Planning Commission and the creation of a regional comprehensive
plan.
[Amended 10-2-2001 by Ord. No. 01-05]
Any municipality which has exercised its right to withdraw from the
Regional Planning Commission shall be financially responsible, even after
withdrawal, for only those budgeted items which it, or its representative
to the Regional Planning Commission, had agreed to or voted for, for a period
of one year after the effective date of withdrawal.
[Adopted 5-3-2005 by Ord. No. 05-06]
The municipalities of the Central Perkiomen Valley do hereby agree that,
on matters pertaining to land use planning, zoning, and the operation of the
Central Perkiomen Valley Regional Planning Commission, they shall adhere to
and be guided by the standards set forth in the ICIA.
The undersigned hereby adopt the Central Perkiomen Valley Intergovernmental
Cooperative Implementation Agreement.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The text of the ICIA, along with original ordinance
listing the above-noted undersigned names, are on file in the Township offices
and available for review during regular office hours.
