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Township of Upper Southampton, PA
Bucks County
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New Laws (2) Index Notes (1)
[Adopted 1-21-1986 as Ch. 1, Part 2D, of the 1986 Code]
A. 
This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Upper Southampton Township Planning Commission Ordinance."
B. 
The purpose of this article is to create and establish a Planning Commission for the Township of Upper Southampton pursuant to the provisions in Pa. Act 247, Municipalities Planning Code.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 10101 et seq.
A. 
There is hereby created and established in the Township of Upper Southampton a Township Planning Commission to be known as the "Upper Southampton Township Planning Commission" (hereinafter referred to as "Planning Commission"), consisting of seven members, who shall reside within the Township and who shall serve without compensation, but may be reimbursed for necessary expenses. At least five members of the Planning Commission shall be designated citizen members, which means they shall not be officers or employees of the Township.
B. 
The members of the Planning Commission shall be appointed by the Board of Supervisors for the term of four years, or until a successor is appointed and qualified, except that the terms of the members first appointed, pursuant to this amendment, shall be fixed so that no more than two members of the Commission shall be reappointed or replaced during any future calendar year. The members of the existing Planning Commission shall continue in office until the end of the term for which they were appointed.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 262, Subsection 3, regarding the names of the first members of the Planning Commission, which immediately followed this subsection, was deleted at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
The Planning Commission shall have all the powers and duties conferred and imposed upon it as set forth in the Municipalities Planning Code, as if said provisions were fully set forth herein.