The Department of Community Development shall be responsible
for the preparation of short- and long-range development programs
for the Township as directed by the Township Manager.
The Department of Community Development shall be headed by a
Director, who shall also be the Township Zoning Officer and shall
be responsible to the Township Manager and majority of the Board of
Commissioners for the performance of the function of the Department.
The duties of the Director shall be to:
A. Community planning.
(1) Prepare, review and maintain the Comprehensive Plan of the Township,
including data collection, mapping and analyses.
(2) Provide administrative coordination of all applications for subdivision,
land development and zoning changes.
(3) Provide technical and administrative staff assistance to the Planning
Commission.
(4) Seek, submit and coordinate all grant applications which are pertinent
to the Township.
(5) Supervise the lease, rental, sale or other use of property not used
by other Township units.
B. Community health.
(1) Evaluate, review and take required action in all cases of communicable
diseases, including the preparation of required reports.
(2) Coordinate public-health-related services.
(3) Provide health education programs.
(4) Provide laboratory services necessary to the work of the Department.
(5) Provide environmental health programs for the control of food, water,
air, noise, animals and rodents, in cooperation with the Department
of Community Development.
C. With the Finance Director, assist in the development of long-range
fiscal plans.
D. Review and analyze ongoing programs, with the objective of upgrading
and improving them.
E. Render assistance and staff work, as required, to the Zoning Hearing
Board.
F. With the Department of Code Enforcement, enforce the orders of the
Zoning Hearing Board.