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Editor's Note: Ord. No. 1230, § 2, adopted May 12, 1997, repealed § 2-189, pertaining to the Conshohocken-Plymouth Air Pollution Control Board, and deriving from Ord. No. 752, § 1, adopted Aug. 9, 1976.
[Ord. No. 752, § 1 (7-2), 8-9-1976]
(a)
A Board of Historical Architectural Review hereby is established, as provided in Ordinance No. 619 adopted February 8, 1971.
(b)
The Board shall be referred to as the Board of HAR.
(c)
The Board of HAR shall be comprised of nine (9) members, four (4) members to be appointed by the Township Council and four (4) members to be appointed by the Board of supervisors of Whitemarsh Township and one member to be selected by the eight (8) municipal representatives. The ninth member so selected may be a resident of either municipality. Initial terms of members of the Board shall be as follows: One member from this Township and one member from Whitemarsh for a period of one year; one member from this Township and one from Whitemarsh for a period of two (2) years; one member from this Township and one from Whitemarsh for a period of three (3) years; and one member from this Township and one member from Whitemarsh for a period of four (4) years. The member chosen by the eight (8) municipal appointees shall serve for a one year period of time and the position shall be alternately filled by a resident of this Township and a resident of Whitemarsh Township. Annually thereafter all members shall be appointed for a term of four (4) years except the ninth member who shall be selected for a term of one year. A majority of the Board of HAR shall constitute a quorum.
(d)
At least one member of the Board of HAR shall be a registered architect, at least one member shall be a Building Inspector and at least one member shall be a licensed real estate broker.
(e)
The Chairman shall be elected by the membership of the Board of HAR and shall rotate from year to year between this Township and Whitemarsh Township.
(f)
The local historical society shall be invited to submit as nominations for appointment to the respective governing bodies, persons with the knowledge of and interest in the preservation of an historic district.
(g)
The Board shall give counsel to the Township Council only following consultation with the Township planning agency regarding the advisability of issuing any certificates of appropriateness required to be issued pursuant to the Act of June 13, 1961, P.L. 282, and the Township zoning ordinance, as amended. The Board may make and alter rules and regulations for its own organization and procedures, consistent with the ordinances of the municipality and the laws of the Commonwealth. A majority of the Board shall constitute a quorum and action taken at any meeting shall require the affirmative vote of a majority of the Board. The members of the Board shall serve without compensation, and shall make an annual report of its transactions to the Township Council. The Board may, pursuant to appropriations by the Township Council, employ secretarial assistance and incur other necessary expenses. Board members are required to exempt themselves from voting on any project in which their personal or family interests are directly involved.
[Ord. No. 752, § 1 (7-3), 8-9-1976]
(a)
There is hereby recognized the existence of the East Norriton-Plymouth Joint Sewer Authority, which authority was formed under the provisions of the Municipality Authorities Act of 1945, approved May 2, 1945, P.L. 382, as amended.
(b)
The Articles of incorporation of such East Norriton-Plymouth Joint Sewer Authority were approved by the Township in Ordinance No. 318, adopted March 9, 1959.
(c)
The names of the incorporating municipalities are East Norriton Township and Plymouth Township, both of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
(d)
The function of the joint authority shall be to construct, improve, maintain, operate and finance sewer systems, and sewage treatment facilities for the joint use of this Township, East Norriton Township, and such other territories as may be authorized.
(e)
The East Norriton-Plymouth Joint Sewer Authority consists of six (6) members, three (3) appointed by East Norriton Township and three (3) appointed by this Township. The members serve for five-year terms. This Township's representatives are appointed by the Township Council.
(f)
The joint authority shall organize annually and shall appoint from among its membership a Chairman, Vice Chairman and Secretary and such other officers as it may deem necessary for the conduct of its business.