[Ord. 10-1977, 8/8/1977, § 1; as amended by Ord. 1-1998, 4/15/1998]
A Planning Commission, to be composed of seven members, appointed as provided by law, is hereby created in and for the Township of Thornbury. The said Planning Commission shall perform all duties and may exercise all the powers conferred by law upon township planning agencies. Provided: the Planning Commission previously created in and for the said Township shall constitute the Planning Commission hereby created, and nothing herein shall affect the tenure of any of the members thereof, but any and all vacancies in the said Commission, hereafter occurring, shall be filled in the manner and for the term provided in the law governing township planning commissions in effect at the time of the happening of said vacancy.