[Adopted 6-11-2015 by Ord. No. 250]
This article is adopted pursuant to the authority granted the
Township Board to confirm the establishment of a Planning Commission
under the Michigan Planning Enabling Act, Public Act 33 of 2008, MCL
§ 125.3801 et seq., and the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act,
Public Act 110 of 2006, MCL § 125.3101 et seq., with the
powers, duties and limitations provided by those Acts and subject
to the terms and conditions of this article and any future amendments
to this article.
The Township Board hereby confirms the establishment of the
Paw Paw Township Planning Commission, under the Michigan Planning
Enabling Act, Public Act 33 of 2008, MCL § 125.3801 et seq.,
formerly established under the Township Planning Act, Public Act 168
of 1959, MCL § 125.321 et seq. The Paw Paw Township Planning
Commission shall be composed of seven members. As of the effective
date of this article, members of the Paw Paw Township Planning Commission
shall continue to serve for the remainder of their existing terms
so long as they continue to meet all of the eligibility requirements
for Planning Commission membership set forth within the Michigan Planning
Enabling Act, Public Act 33 of 2008, except for an ex officio member,
whose remaining term on the Planning Commission shall be limited to
his or her term on the Township Board.
The Township Board may remove a member of the Planning Commission
for misfeasance, malfeasance, or nonfeasance in office upon written
charges and after a public hearing.
The Planning Commission shall make an annual written report
to the Township Board concerning its operations and the status of
the planning activities, including recommendations regarding actions
by the Township Board related to planning and development. If the
Township ever operates a water supply system or sewage disposal system,
then the Planning Commission shall prepare a capital improvements
program.
The provisions of this article are hereby declared to be severable;
and if any part is declared invalid for any reason by a court of competent
jurisdiction, it shall not affect the remainder of the article, which
shall continue in full force and effect.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this
article are hereby repealed. The resolution or ordinance establishing
the Paw Paw Township Planning Commission under the Township Planning
Act, Public Act 168 of 1959, § MCL 125.321 et seq., is hereby
repealed.