[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of
Warwick 1-3-1983 by Ord. No. 70. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Amended 9-14-1983 by Ord. No. 83]
A Township Planning Commission, to be composed of seven members appointed
as provided by law, is hereby created in and for the Township of Warwick.
The Planning Commission shall perform all duties and may exercise all powers
conferred by law upon Township planning agencies; provided, the Planning Commission
previously created in and for the said Township shall constitute the tenure
of any of the members thereof, but any and all vacancies in the said Commission,
hereafter occurring, shall be filled in the manner and for the term provided
in the law governing Township planning commissions in effect at the time of
the happening of the said vacancy.
A.
Each member of the Warwick Township Planning Commission
shall be appointed for a term of office of four years or until his or her
successor is appointed and qualified, except that the terms of the members
first appointed after the enactment of this chapter shall be fixed as follows:
one member shall be appointed for a term of one-year, two members shall be
appointed for a term of two years, two members shall be appointed for a term
of three years and two members shall be appointed for a term of four years,
to be established on a series of overlapping terms with no more than two terms
expiring each year.
B.
The Chairman of the Warwick Township Planning Commission
shall promptly notify the Board of Supervisors concerning vacancies in the
Commission, and any such vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term.
The enlarged Warwick Township Planning Commission shall have all the
powers and duties conferred and imposed upon it as set forth in Article II
of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, 53 P.S. § 10201
et seq.
