A department of the Borough of Towanda is hereby created, to
be known as the Department of Borough Planning, which shall be in
the charge of the Borough Planning and Zoning Commission. Said Borough
Planning and Zoning Commission shall be constituted as provided by
law and shall perform all the duties and may exercise all the powers
conferred upon Borough planning and zoning commissions by law.
A Zoning Commission, heretofore appointed, is hereby dissolved
and a Planning and Zoning Commission shall serve and take over the
functions of the Zoning Commission and have all of the powers conferred
by law, and the Planning and Zoning Commission, to be appointed in
accordance with the several Acts of Assembly, shall act as a Planning
and Zoning Commission with power to recommend appropriate planning
and zoning regulations.
[Amended 6-8-1976 by Ord. No. 7-1976]
The Planning Commission of the Borough of Towanda shall consist
of nine members.
The members of the Planning Commission shall be appointed by
the Towanda Borough Council.
Present members of the Planning Commission shall continue to
serve their appointed terms.
Two new members shall be appointed for one year and two new
members shall be appointed for two years, and all appointments thereafter
at the end of an expired term shall be for four years or until the
member's successor is appointed and qualified.
The Towanda Borough Planning Commission shall perform all of
the duties and functions conveyed on it by the Pennsylvania Municipalities
Planning Code.