[Adopted 4-2-1962 by Ord. No. 3-62;
amended in its entirety 8-4-1969 by Ord. No. 1-69]
There is hereby created the East Greenville Borough Planning Commission
consisting of five residents of the Borough of East Greenville, three of whom
shall be citizen members and two of whom may either be members of the Borough
Council or a member of Council and a representative appointed by the Borough
to the Upper Perkiomen Valley Area Planning Council, or other official, as
determined from time to time by the Council.
The Chairman of the Planning Commission shall be designated by the Borough
Council and shall perform all the customary duties of a presiding officer
until his term as a member shall expire, except that the Council at its regular
meeting in March of each calendar year may designate another member as Chairman
of the Planning Commission or, in its discretion, at the expiration of the
term of the Chairman, may reappoint him as the continuing Chairman.
The Chairman of the Planning Commission shall promptly notify the Borough
Council concerning any vacancies in the Commission, and the Council shall
promptly fill such vacancy for the unexpired term.
Changes in the constitution or responsibilities of the Planning Commission
shall be made only in accordance with the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning
Code, as the same may be amended.
[Adopted 9-2-1997 by Ord. No. 97-4]
East Greenville Borough shall join with the municipalities of Pennsburg Borough, Red Hill Borough, Green Lane Borough, Upper Hanover Township, and Marlborough Township to create the Upper Perkiomen Valley Regional Planning Commission (Commission) as per the guidelines set forth under Section 1102 of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Code, Act 247 of July 31, 1968, as reenacted and amended. Each participating municipality shall appoint two members. The term of each member shall be two years; however, initially each municipality shall appoint one member for a one-year term and a second member for a two-year term so that the term of membership of the members appointed by the individual municipalities shall be on a staggered basis. Qualification of members, the removal of members, the conduct of business, etc., shall be governed by Article
II and Article
XI of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Code.
The Upper Perkiomen Valley Regional Planning Commission shall have the
responsibility to prepare a Joint Municipal Comprehensive Plan for the six
participating municipalities of the Upper Perkiomen Valley. To this end, the
powers and duties of the Commission are as follows:
A. To prepare a Joint Municipal Comprehensive Plan pursuant to Article III and Article
XI of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code.
B. That in the preparation of the Joint Municipal Comprehensive
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. Any vote taken by Commission members pertaining to regional
planning and regional zoning must be unanimous for it to pass. All other non-planning
and zoning related matters may be approved by simple majority.
D. Upon the completion of the Joint Municipal Comprehensive
Plan by the Commission, and its adoption by all the participating municipalities,
the Commission may be instructed by the participating municipalities to prepare
a Joint Municipal Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map which shall be presented
to the participating municipalities for their consideration and adoption.
E. If so directed by the participating municipalities to
develop a Regional Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map, the Regional Zoning Ordinance
and Zoning Map shall be prepared pursuant to Article VI and Article VIII-A
of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code.
F. Should joint municipal zoning be formally adopted by
the participating municipalities, the Regional Planning Commission shall review
all proposed changes to the Joint Municipal Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map
and shall make a formal recommendation to the participating municipalities
regarding said change. The recommendation of the Commission shall be advisory
only.
Each municipality shall retain its own municipal Planning Commission
and Zoning Hearing Board. The participating municipalities agree that for
all matters relating to lot line changes, subdivisions, land developments,
variances, special exceptions and conditional uses, or any other matter of
a planning or zoning nature in which jurisdiction resides in the governing
body of a municipality, shall not be a joint planning or joint zoning activity.
The officers of the Upper Perkiomen Valley Regional Planning Commission
shall consist of a Chairperson, Vice Chairperson and Secretary, all of whom
are to serve for a term of one year. The Chairperson and Vice Chairperson
shall be members of the Commission, but the Secretary need not be a member
of the Commission.
Any participating municipality may withdraw from the Regional Planning
Commission after one month's formal 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. Should joint municipal zoning be enacted,
notice of withdrawal shall be pursuant to the standards set forth in the Pennsylvania
Municipalities Planning Code.