[Ord. 105, 4/13/1976; as revised by Ord. 374, 1/10/1989]
There shall be in and for the Township of Ferguson a Planning
Commission, pursuant to the Municipalities Planning Code of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania.
[Ord. 105, 4/13/1976; as revised by Ord. 374, 1/10/1989]
The powers and duties of the Planning Commission shall be only as prescribed in the Township Subdivision and Zoning Ordinances and in Article II of the Municipalities Planning Code of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
[Ord. 105, 4/13/1976; as revised by Ord. 374, 1/10/1989;
as amended by Ord. 397, 6/27/1989, § 2]
1.
The Planning Commission shall consist of seven members, each of whom
shall be full-time residents and qualified electors of the Township.
Each of the three wards of the Township shall be represented by at
least one resident member so that at the time when the Board of Supervisors
considers an appointment, if the currently serving members of the
Planning Commission are from only two wards, then the members to be
appointed must be from the unrepresented ward; provided, however,
in the event that there shall not be a person who resides in the unrepresented
ward who is willing to serve, then after a period of 60 days, the
Board of Supervisors may appoint a person from a ward other than the
unrepresented ward.
2.
Each member of the Planning Commission shall be appointed for a term
of four years.
3.
The term of not more than two members shall expire each year.
4.
Should a vacancy occur, the Board of Supervisors shall appoint a
member to fill the vacancy only for the unexpired portion of the term.
Such appointment shall be made within a period of 60 days after the
vacancy occurs.
5.
The Board of Supervisors may appoint by resolution no more than three residents of the Township to serve as alternate members of the Planning Commission. The governing body may appoint by resolution at least one but no more than three residents of the municipality to serve as alternate members of the Planning Commission. The term of office of an alternate member shall be four years. Alternates shall be governed by Article II of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code.[1] Alternates shall not serve as a member of the Zoning Hearing
Board or as a Zoning Administrator. Any alternate may participate
in any proceeding or discussion of the Commission but shall not be
entitled to vote as a member of the Commission nor be reimbursed pursuant
to Section 202 of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code unless
designated as a voting alternate member pursuant to Section 207 of
the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code.
[Added by Ord. 1030, 4/17/2017]
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 10201 et seq.
