[Ord. 204, 10/12/1976, Ch. 15; as amended by Ord. 505, 1/4/2000;
and by Ord. 645, 1/7/2013, § 1]
There is hereby created and established a Township Planning
Commission consisting of five members.
[Ord. 204, 10/12/1976, Ch. 15; as amended by Ord. 656, 4/9/2015]
The term of each member of the Planning Commission shall expire
on the first Monday of January of the year designated for the ending
of his term, and each appointment shall be for a period of four years
or until a successor to an existing member is appointed.
[Ord. 204, 10/12/1976, Ch. 15; as amended by Ord. 656, 4/9/2015]
Vacancies on the Commission created by this Part shall be filled
by appointment by the Board of Supervisors for the unexpired portion
of the term. The Chairman of the Planning Commission shall promptly
notify the Board of Supervisors of any vacancies which occur.
[Ord. 204, 10/12/1976, Ch. 15]
All members of the Commission created by this Part shall reside
within the Township.
[Ord. 204, 10/12/1976, Ch. 15; as amended by Ord. 656, 4/9/2015]
All members of the Commission created by this Part shall serve
without compensation but may be reimbursed for expenses actually and
necessarily incurred by them in the performance of their duties, provided
that such expenses are approved in advance by the Township Manager.
[Ord. 204, 10/12/1976, Ch. 15; as amended by Ord. 414, 4/13/1994,
§ 43-6; and by Ord. 656, 4/9/2015]
The Planning Commission shall elect a Chairman and Vice-Chairman
and such other officers as it determines necessary. Officers shall
serve annual terms and may succeed themselves. The Commission may
make and alter bylaws and rules and regulations to govern its procedures
consistent with the ordinances of the Township and the laws of the
Commonwealth. The Planning Commission shall keep a full record of
its business and shall annually make a written report by March 1 of
each year of its activities to the Board of Supervisors. Interim reports
may be made as often as may be necessary, or as requested by the Board
of Supervisors.
[Ord. 204, 10/12/1976, Ch. 15; as amended by Ord. 414, 4/13/1994,
§ 43-7; and by Ord. 656, 4/9/2015]
The Planning Commission shall have the powers and duties as
provided by the Municipalities Planning Code (MPC), 53 P.S. § 10101
et seq., as if fully set forth herein, this Chapter, or other ordinances
adopted by the Township.
[Ord. 204, 10/12/1976, Ch. 15; as amended by Ord. 656, 4/9/2015]
The Board of Supervisors is authorized, from time to time, to
appropriate from Township funds such amounts as may be necessary or
appropriate to reimburse the members of the Planning Commission for
necessary expenditures. The Planning Commission may contract for professional
services, the costs and expenses of which, when approved by the Board
of Supervisors, shall be provided for through proper appropriation
by the Board of Supervisors.
