A commission to be known as the "Planning Commission of Colwyn
Borough" is hereby created and established.
[Amended 5-18-1970 by Ord. No. 311, approved 5-18-1970; 5-13-2010 by Ord. No.
545]
Said Commission shall be composed of five citizens of the Borough
of Colwyn, who shall be appointed by the Borough Council and shall
serve without compensation. Commission members appointed prior to
April 8, 2010, shall serve terms in accordance with their existing
appointments under Ordinance No. 311. Commission members appointed
after April 8, 2010, shall serve for a term of four years, or until
their successors are appointed and qualified, except that the terms
of members so appointed shall be so fixed at the time of appointment
that no more than two members shall be reappointed or replaced during
any future calendar year. Vacancies in the office of Planning Commissioner
shall be filled by the Borough Council for the unexpired term.
The Planning Commission may make and alter rules and regulations
for its own organization and procedure, consistent with the ordinances
of the Borough and the laws of the commonwealth. It shall annually
make a report to the Borough Council of its transactions, and it shall
be the duty of the Planning Commission to make or cause to be made
and to lay before the Council maps and plans of the Borough, or any
portion thereof, showing the streets, highways and other natural and
artificial features and also any locations recommended by it for any
new public buildings, civic schemes, parks, playgrounds or any other
public grounds or public improvements and any widening, extension
or relocation of the same, and thereafter, from time to time, the
Planning Commission may lay before the Council any modification, change
or supplement to any prior plan or plans. The Planning Commission
may also from time to time make recommendations to the Council with
respect to any and all matters and things referred to in this section
and, in so doing, shall have regard for the present conditions and
future needs in growth of the Borough. Any maps or plans so submitted
shall not be effective unless regularly approved and adopted by ordinance
or resolution of the Council, and after such approval and adoption
shall be subject to revision and change from time to time as the Council
may deem expedient.
The Borough Council may, at its discretion, from time to time,
submit to the Planning Commission any question or proposal relating
to any of the matters or things referred to in §
18-3 hereof
or any other matter or thing relating to the growth or development
of the Borough, including any plans for the development of any particular
section of the Borough, and it shall be the duty of the Planning Commission,
in due course, to make a report with respect to any such question
or proposal with its recommendation thereon.