[Ord. 65-1, 9/7/1965]
Pursuant to the provisions contained in the Pennsylvania Municipalities
Planning Code, 53 P.S. § 10201 et seq., and in order to
carry the said provisions into effect, there is hereby created in
the said Hepburn Township a Planning Commission which shall have all
the powers and duties conferred upon it by law and any other powers
vested in it by law or ordinance.
[Ord. 65-1, 9/7/1965; as amended by Ord. 8.5.2008, 8/5/2008]
The Township Planning Commission shall consist of five members
who shall be appointed by the Board of Supervisors and shall serve
without compensation, except that they shall be reimbursed for expenses
incurred in carrying out their Commission duties. Their terms of office
shall be as established in accordance with the Pennsylvania Municipalities
Planning Code as set forth in 53 P.S. § 10201 et seq.
[Ord. 65-1, 9/7/1965]
The Township Planning Commission shall make an annual report
to the Board of Supervisors showing their transactions and recommendations.
This report will be submitted each year at the Supervisors' regular
monthly meeting in December. They 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 Board of Supervisors, 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, at the discretion of the Board of Supervisors,
by proper resolution.
[Ord. 65-1, 9/7/1965]
The Planning Commission shall have the authority to make, adopt
and maintain a comprehensive plan for the physical development of
the Township. 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 Township. The purpose
of the comprehensive plan should be to accomplish a coordinated and
harmonious development of the Township 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 Board
of Supervisors on all ordinances which pertain to the physical development
of the Township.
[Ord. 65-1, 9/7/1965]
As one of its primary initial duties, the Planning Commission
shall prepare and present to the Board of Supervisors a set of practical
land subdivision regulations. The Commission shall assist the Board
of Supervisors in the administration of said regulations by reviewing,
and recommending to the Board of Supervisors the action to be taken
on subdivisions submitted in accordance to established procedures.
[Ord. 96-4, --/--/1996, § 1]
A five member Recreation Board shall be established. This Board
shall be called the "Hepburn Township Recreation Board."
[Ord. 96-4, --/--/1996, § 2]
The authorization for the establishment of this Board is set
forth in the Second Class Township Code, § 2204, 53 P.S.
§ 67204.
[Ord. 96-4, --/--/1996, § 3]
The purpose of the establishment of this Board is to be an advisory
Board which provides input to the Hepburn Township Supervisors regarding
the regulation, supervision, equipment and maintenance of Township
funded recreation programs and facilities. The Board shall also perform
such related tasks as the Hepburn Township Board of Supervisors may,
from time to time, direct.
[Ord. 96-4, --/--/1996, § 4]
1.
Membership of the Board shall consist of five persons to be appointed
by the Hepburn Township Board of Supervisors.
2.
All members shall reside in Hepburn Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.
3.
Each member shall serve a term of five years, except that the members
first appointed shall be appointed so that the terms of not more than
two members expire annually. Any other appointment or replacement
terms shall have a term length which is consistent with the requirements
of § 2204 of the Second Class Township Code, 53 P.S. § 67204.
4.
Each member shall be entitled to one vote.
5.
All members appointed shall serve their full term unless voluntarily
resigned or removed by the Hepburn Township Board of Supervisors for
dereliction or neglect of duty.
[Ord. 96-4, --/--/1996, § 5]
1.
The officers of the Board shall consist of a Chairman, a Vice-Chairman
and a Secretary.
2.
The Chairman shall preside at all meetings and hearings of the Board,
and shall have the parliamentary duties normally given to a chairman
of similar advisory boards.
3.
The Vice-Chairmen shall sit for the Chairman in his absence.
4.
The Secretary shall be responsible for keeping minutes, financial
statements and records of the Board, and shall prepare the agenda
of regular and special meetings, provide notice of all meetings and
hearings, attend to correspondence of the Board, and shall have other
such duties as are normally carried out by a Secretary.
[Ord. 96-4, --/--/1996, § 6]
The Recreation Board may adopt by-laws addressing the place,
manner, and conduct of its business.
