[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of
Lancaster 4-11-1977 by Ord. No. 1977-2.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Subdivision and land development — See Ch. 236.
The number of members of the Lancaster Township Planning Commission
is hereby increased from five to seven members pursuant to the Act of July
31, 1968, P.L. 805, No. 247, Article II, § 201, as amended, 53 P.S.
§ 10201.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Planning Commission was originally established
5-1-1961.
Each member of the Planning Commission shall be appointed for a term
of office of four years or until his successor is appointed and qualified,
except that the terms of the members first appointed after the adoption 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.
The terms of members of the existing Planning Commission which were
established under the preceding ordinance of May 1, 1961, are hereby vacated,
to the extent that they are not in compliance with the Pennsylvania Municipalities
Planning Code[1] or the provisions of § 48-2 of this chapter, and said members shall be reappointed to terms which conform with the provisions of this chapter.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 10101 et seq.
The enlarged Planning Commission shall have all the powers and duties
conferred and imposed upon it as set forth in an Act of July 31, 1968, P.L.
805, No. 247, as amended, 53 P.S. § 10101 et seq.
