[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors
of the Township of Concord 4-11-1966 by Ord. No. 38. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
A commission, to be known as the "Planning Commission
of Concord Township," is hereby created and established.
[Amended 4-7-1969 by Ord. No. 49; 7-7-1970 by Ord. No.
56; 1-5-1998 by Ord. No. 221; 7-7-2015 by Ord. No. 365]
Said Commission shall be composed of nine citizens
of the Township of Concord, who shall be appointed by the Township
Supervisors and shall receive compensation for attending hearings
and for the performance of their duties at a rate not to exceed $1,200
per annum, payable quarterly at a rate of $100 per month, or at such
compensation as may be established by the Board of Supervisors by
resolution. Commission members appointed after July 1, 1970, shall
serve for a term of four years or until their successors are appointed
and qualified, except that the terms of members so appointed after
July 1, 1970, shall be so fixed at the time of appointment so that
no more than three members shall be reappointed or replaced during
any future calendar year. Vacancies in the office of any member shall
be filled by the Township Supervisors for the unexpired term.
[Amended 1-5-1998 by Ord.
No. 221]
Said Planning Commission shall elect its own
Chairman, Vice Chairman and Secretary and shall create and fill such
other offices as it may determine. The Commission may make and alter
rules for its procedure consistent with ordinances of the Township
and laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It shall keep a record
of its resolutions, transactions, findings, determinations, etc.,
which record shall be a public record.
[Amended 1-5-1998 by Ord.
No. 221]
Said Planning Commission shall annually make
a report by March 1 to the Township Supervisors of its transactions.
Said Planning Commission may also, from time to time, make recommendations
to the Township Supervisors with respect to any and all matters referred
to in this section and, in so doing, shall have regard for the present
conditions and future needs of the Township. Any plans or recommendations
so submitted shall not be effective or binding unless regularly approved
and adopted by ordinance or resolution of the Township Supervisors
and, after such approval and adoption, shall be subject to revision
and change from time to time as the Township Supervisors may deem
expedient.
The Township Supervisors shall, from time to time, submit to the Planning Commission any question or proposal relating to any of the matters referred to in § 53-4 hereof or any other matter relating to the growth and development of the Township, including any plans or proposed plans for the development of any particular section of the Township, and it shall be the duty of said Planning Commission, in due course, to make a report with respect to any such question or proposal, with its recommendation thereon.
