[Ord. 135, 11/21/1978; as amended by Ord. 431, 8/20/2008]
A Planning Commission, to be composed of five members, appointed
as provided by law, is hereby created in and for the Township of Richland.
The said Planning Commission shall perform all duties and may exercise
all the powers conferred by law upon Township planning agencies; provided
that the Planning Commission previously created in and for the said
Township shall constitute the Planning Commission hereby created,
and nothing herein shall affect the tenure of any of the members thereof,
but any and all vacancies in the said Commission, hereafter occurring,
shall be filled in the manner and for the term provided in the law
governing township planning commissions in effect at the time of the
happening of the said vacancy. The Planning Commission members may
receive compensation to the extent and in the manner provided for
in the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code.[1]
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Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 10101 et seq.
