[Ord. 317, 7/13/1989; as amended by Ord. 656, 4/9/2015]
There is hereby created and established a Township Planning Department.
[Ord. 317, 7/13/1989; as amended by Ord. 414, 4/13/1994, § 43-12; and by Ord. 656, 4/9/2015]
The Planning Director shall be responsible for administration of the Planning Department. Unless designated otherwise by the Board of Supervisors, the Planning Director shall serve as Zoning Officer. The Planning Director shall be appointed by the Township Manager and shall hold no elective office in the Township. The Planning Director shall meet the qualifications established by the Township and shall be able to demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the Township, a working knowledge of municipal planning.
[Ord. 317, 7/13/1989; as amended by Ord. 656, 4/9/2015]
1.
The Planning Director shall have powers and duties as provided by the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code (MPC), 53 P.S. § 10101 et seq., as amended, this Code and other ordinances adopted by the Township as if fully set forth herein. In addition, the Planning Director shall have the following specific powers and duties.
A.
To be the administrator of the Planning Department.
C.
To review sketch plan submissions, subdivision and land development applications under the Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance [Chapter 22].
D.
To hold pre-application conferences with developers and/or landowners in accordance with the Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance [Chapter 22].
E.
To review applications for conditional use under the Zoning Ordinance [Chapter 27] and report on such applications to the Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors.
F.
To review applications for special exception and variances under the Zoning Ordinance [Chapter 27] and report on such applications to the Planning Commission, Board of Supervisors and Zoning Hearing Board.
G.
To advise landowners and developers in regard to the Township's planning practices and procedures.
H.
To prepare an annual report of Township planning activities and present the information to the Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors each year.
2.
When the position of Planning Director is vacant, the powers and duties of the Planning Director under this Code and any other Township ordinances shall be held and exercised by the Township Manager.
[Ord. 656, 4/9/2015]
The Township Police Department is hereby created and established in order to provide police protection and law enforcement services for the Township and to preserve and protect the health, safety and welfare of the Township's residents and the public at large.
[Ord. 656, 4/9/2015]
Pursuant to § 1903 of the Second Class Township Code, 53 P.S. § 66903, as amended, the police officers of the Police Department shall have all the powers, duties and authority conferred by law on police officers in the Township.
[Ord. 656, 4/9/2015]
1.
The Board of Supervisors shall appoint and employ a Police Chief who shall be responsible for supervising the day-to-day operations and activities of the Police Department and shall have direct supervision of the police officers in the Police Department, subject to the direction and supervision of the Township Manager. During a vacancy in the Police Chief position, the Board of Supervisors may delegate all or a portion of the duties and responsibilities of the Police Chief to a police officer of the Police Department.
2.
The Police Chief shall be responsible for promulgating, revising and maintaining standard operating procedures for the Police Department, subject to the prior approval of the Township Manager, provided that such standard operating procedures are not overridden by the Board of Supervisors.
[Ord. 656, 4/9/2015]
1.
The Board of Supervisors shall appoint and employ police officers of the Police Department.
2.
The conduct of all police officers of the Police Department shall be in accordance with the Police Department's standard operating procedures referenced in § 1-413, Subsection 2, of this Part, and all other ordinances, resolutions, policies, rules and regulations established by the Board of Supervisors.
3.
No police officer of the Police Department, including the Police Chief, shall engage or participate in any political or election campaign other than to exercise his own right of suffrage.
[Ord. 656, 4/9/2015]
The police officers of the Police Department are authorized to arrest without a warrant in the Township pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 8902, as amended, and as follows:
A.
The police officers of the Police Department are authorized to arrest without a warrant in the Township for any of the offenses set forth in 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 8902(a)(1), as amended, including, but limited to:
(1)
18 Pa.C.S.A. § 5503, as amended (relating to disorderly conduct).
(2)
18 Pa.C.S.A. § 5505, as amended (relating to public drunkenness).
(3)
18 Pa.C.S.A. § 5507, as amended (relating to obstructing highways and other public passages).
(4)
18 Pa.C.S.A. § 6308, as amended (relating to purchase, consumption, possession or transportation of liquor or malt or brewed beverages).
B.
When a police officer of the Police Department makes a warrantless arrest under 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 8902, as amended, the police officer shall consult, and follow the procedures in Rule 441 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, Pa.R.Crim.P. 441, as amended.
C.
Prior to making a warrantless arrest under 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 8902, as amended, the police officer of the Police Department shall ensure that the following requirements contained in the statute are satisfied:
(1)
That probable cause exists that the arrestee has committed one of the listed summary offenses.
(2)
That the arrestee's conduct is ongoing.
(3)
That the conduct constituting the summary offense is upon the police officer's view.
(4)
That the conduct imperils the personal security of any person (including the arrestee) or endangers public or private property.