[Ord. No. 287,
passed 3-7-1967]
Pursuant to the authority of Section 3201 of the First Class
Township Code, there is hereby created a Planning Commission (hereinafter
referred to as "Crescent Township Planning Commission").
[Ord. No. 287,
passed 3-7-1967; Ord. No. 397, passed 9-14-1990]
A.
The Commission shall consist of seven members all of whom shall be
residents of the Township and each of whom, except as hereinafter
provided, shall be appointed for a term of four years.
B.
Appointment to the Commission shall be made upon the expiration of
those terms that were authorized under the authority of Ordinance
287, passed March 3, 1967, and that were in effect as of (November
14, 1990), and annually thereafter, members of said Commission shall
be appointed for a term of four years.
C.
An appointment to fill a vacancy shall be for the unexpired portion
of the term.
D.
Members of the Commission shall serve without compensation.
[Ord. No. 287,
passed 3-7-1967]
A.
The Commission shall make an annual report in writing to the Board
of all transactions of the Commission during the year.
B.
The Commission shall make, or cause to be made, and lay before the
Board maps and plans of the Township, or any portion thereof, showing
the streets, highways and other natural and artificial features, and
also any locations recommended by it for any new public buildings,
civic schemes, parkways, parks, playgrounds or any other public grounds
or public improvements, and any widening, extension, or relocation
of the same, and thereafter, from time to time, shall lay before said
Board any modification, change or supplement to any prior plan or
plans.
C.
The Commission shall study and make written reports and recommendations
to the Board on any question or proposal, submitted to the Commission
by the Board relating to any of the matters referred to in the preceding
subsection of this section or on any other matter or thing relating
to the growth or development of the Township, including any plans
for the development of any particular sections of the Township.
[Ord. No. 287,
passed 3-7-1967]
A.
The Commission may, with the consent of the Board, retain the services
of an engineer or engineers, as well as other necessary employees,
and may contract for professional planning services, the costs and
expenses of which, when approved by the Board, shall be provided for
through proper appropriations.
B.
The Commission may also, from time to time make recommendations to
the Board with respect to any and all matters and things referred
to in this section and the preceding section hereof, and, in so doing,
shall have regard for the present conditions and future needs and
growth of the Township.
C.
The Commission shall have and exercise all other power conferred
upon it by the provisions of the First Class Township Code as presently
enacted or hereinafter amended.
[Ord. No. 287,
passed 3-7-1967]
Any maps or plans submitted to the Board in accordance with
the preceding sections hereof shall not be effective unless regularly
approved and adopted by ordinance or resolution of the Board, and
after such approval and adoption shall be subject to revision and
change from time to time as the Board may deem expedient.
[Ord. No. 287,
passed 3-7-1967]
The Board shall appropriate such sums as it may deem necessary
for defraying the expenses of the Commission, and, in no event, shall
the expenses of the Commission, including the salaries of the engineer
or other employees, exceed the amount of the appropriation.
