[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township
of Schuylkill 8-5-1959; amended in its entirety 1-7-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-01. Subsequent amendments
noted where applicable.]
A Planning Commission consisting of seven members is hereby
created and established for Schuylkill Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania,
pursuant to the provisions of Article II, Section 201, of the Pennsylvania
Municipalities Planning Code, as established by the Act of July 31,
1968, P.L. 805, No. 247, as amended and reenacted (53 P.S. § 10201
et seq.).
The term of each of the members of the Commission shall be for
four years, or until his successor is appointed and qualified, except
that the terms of the members first appointed pursuant to this chapter
shall be so fixed that no more than two shall be so reappointed or
replaced during any calendar year.
The Planning Commission shall have all the powers and duties
conferred and imposed upon it as set forth in the Pennsylvania Municipalities
Planning Code, established by the Act of July 31, 1968, P.L. 805,
No. 247, as amended and reenacted (53 P.S. § 10201 et seq.),
including the following:
A.
The Planning
Commission shall prepare and adopt a plan of development for the Township,
which plan with accompanying maps, charts, drawings, and descriptive
matter shall show the Commission's recommendation for the development
of the Township.
B.
The Supervisors
of the Township shall refer all plans for proposed subdivision to
the Planning Commission for its recommendations.
C.
The Planning
Commission may make and alter all rules and regulations for their
own organization and procedure, consistent with the ordinances of
this Township and the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
