[Ord. 558, 12/19/1972, § 1]
A Planning Commission is hereby created under the authority
of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, Act of July 31,
1968, No. 247, as amended.
[Ord. 558, 12/19/1972, § 1; as amended by Ord.
594, 10/19/1976; by Ord. 649, 10/28/1983]
The Planning Commission shall consist of five members who shall
serve without compensation, except that they shall be reimbursed for
necessary and reasonable expenses incurred in carrying out their Commission
duties. All members shall be residents of the Borough of Elizabethtown.
[Ord. 558, 12/19/1972, § 1; as amended by Ord.
570, 2/19/1974]
The term of each member shall be four years, or until his successor
is appointed and qualified. The term is to begin on the first Monday
in January next succeeding. The members of the existing Planning Commission
shall continue in office until the end of the term for which they
are appointed, at which time their successors shall be appointed,
as provided by this Part.
[Ord. 558, 12/19/1972, § 1; as amended by Ord.
829, 11/15/2001]
The Commission shall elect its own Chairman and Vice Chairman,
who shall serve annual terms and may succeed themselves.
[Ord. 558, 12/19/1972, § 1]
1.
The Planning Commission shall have the powers and duties in regard
to zoning, subdivision and land development, building, housing, planning
and the Official Map, as conferred by § 209, as amended,
of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code.
2.
The Commission may employ administrative and technical services either
as consultants or as regular employees to aid in carrying out its
duties.
3.
It may, with the consent of the Borough Council, accept and utilize
any funds, personnel or other assistance made available by the county,
Commonwealth or Federal government, or from private sources.
