[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Township
of Upper Chichester 1-8-1951 by Ord. No. 56 (Ch. 1, Part 2C, of the
1987 Code of Ordinances). Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 11-17-1987 by Ord. No. 456]
There is hereby created, in compliance with the provisions of
the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, Act 247,[1] a Planning Commission to act for and on behalf of the
Township of Upper Chichester.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 10101 et seq.
[Amended 11-17-1987 by Ord. No. 456; 5-10-2012 by Ord. No. 675]
The Planning Commission shall consist of seven persons to be
appointed by the Board of Township Commissioners, each member to be
a resident of the Township of Upper Chichester. One member of the
Commission shall be appointed from each of the five wards of the Township
and two members of the Commission shall be at large appointees. Members
of the Commission shall be appointed for a term of four years. An
appointment by the Board of Township Commissioners to fill a vacancy
shall be for the unexpired portion of the term for which such appointment
is made. Each member of the Planning Commission shall serve without
compensation.
A.
The Planning Commission shall make an annual written report to the
Township Commissioners of its transactions, and, in addition to filing
such annual report, the Planning Commission shall make or cause to
be made and lay before the Township Commissioners 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, streets or highways, or any other public grounds
or public improvements, and any widening, extension or relocation
of the same, and thereafter, from time to time, the Planning Commission
may lay before the Township Commissioners any modification change
or supplement to any prior plan or plans. The Planning Commission
may also, from time to time, make recommendations to the Township
Commissioners with respect to any and all matters and things referred
to as aforesaid, and, in so doing, said Planning Commission shall
have regard for the present conditions and future needs and growth
of the Township of Upper Chichester. Any such maps or plans submitted
by the Planning Commission shall not be effective unless and until
regularly approved and adopted by the ordinance or resolution of the
Township Commissioners of the Township of Upper Chichester, and, further,
after such approval and adoption, such maps or plans shall be subject
to revision and change from time to time as the Township Commissioners
of the Township of Upper Chichester may deem expedient.
B.
It shall be the duty of the Planning Commission, in due course, to
make a report, with its recommendation thereon, with reference to
any question or proposal submitted to it by the Township Commissioners
of the Township of Upper Chichester, relating it to any matters or
things referred to in this section, or any other matter or thing relating
to the growth or development of the Township, including any plans
for the development of any particular section or tract of land in
the Township of Upper Chichester.
In no event shall the expenses of the Planning Commission, including
the salaries of such engineer or other employees as may be approved
by the Township Commissioners of the Township of Upper Chichester,
exceed the amount of appropriation provided for such Planning Commission
by the Township Commissioners of the Township of Upper Chichester.
[Amended 11-17-1987 by Ord. No. 456]
The Planning Commission so established shall be known as "The
Planning Commission of the Township of Upper Chichester," and shall
have all the rights, powers and duties as provided in the Pennsylvania
Municipalities Planning Code, Act 247,[1] and any amendments or supplements, thereto.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 10101 et seq.
