[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Pittston 8-27-1957 by Ord. No.
1957-2. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Pursuant to the provisions contained in the City Code and in
order to carry the said provisions into effect, there is hereby created
in the City a Planning Department. In addition, there is created a
City Planning Commission, which shall be in charge of the Planning
Department and shall have all the powers and duties conferred upon
it by law and any other powers vested in it by law or ordinance.
The City Planning Commission shall consist of five members who
shall be appointed by the Council and shall serve without compensation,
except that they shall be reimbursed for expenses incurred in carrying
out their Commission duties.
The City Planning Commission shall make an annual report to
the City Council showing its transactions and recommendations. It
may employ planning technicians and other persons whose salaries and
wages, together with other necessary expenses of the Commission, shall
be provided for, at the discretion of the City Council, by proper
appropriations and resolutions. The Commission may also receive and
expend, for the purposes of its planning work, any gifts, grants and
appropriations of money from any other source, including commonwealth,
federal or local funds, and may contract with governmental or private
agencies or individuals with respect thereto.
The Planning Commission shall have the power and duty to make,
adopt and maintain a Comprehensive Plan for the physical development
of the City and the surrounding territory. Said Comprehensive Plan
shall include, among other things, a land use plan, a thoroughfare
plan, a community facilities plan and a public improvements program.
In the preparation of the Comprehensive Plan, the Commission should
study population trends, existing land use, the economic base, traffic,
existing thoroughfare system and other factors related to the development
of the community. The purpose of the Comprehensive Plan should be
to accomplish a coordinated and harmonious development of the community
and its environs in accordance with present and future needs. The
Commission would have the continuing responsibility for maintaining
the Comprehensive Plan in an up-to-date condition, and in so doing
would review and make recommendations to the City Council on all ordinances
which pertain to the physical development of the City.
The Planning Commission shall serve as the Zoning Commission
and may, in pursuance of its duties, prepare or cause to be prepared
a zoning ordinance for consideration of the City Council. The Commission
shall have a continuing responsibility to review the ordinance and
make recommendations as to proposed amendments.
The Planning Commission shall prepare and present to Council
land subdivision regulations. The Commission shall assist Council
in administering said regulations by reviewing and recommending to
Council action to be taken on subdivisions submitted in accordance
with established procedures.
