[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Harrisburg 7-8-2014 by Ord. No. 5-2014.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
CROSS REFERENCES
Planning agencies — see Pennsylvania Municipalities
Planning Code § 201 et seq.
Planning agency defined — see Pennsylvania Municipalities
Planning Code § 107.
Powers and duties — see Pennsylvania Municipalities
Planning Code § 209.1.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Part One,
7-100, adopted by Ord. No. 3-1970.
The existing Planning Commission of the City of Harrisburg is
hereby continued and shall function pursuant to the provisions of
the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, as amended.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 10101 et seq.
The Planning Commission shall include seven members, to be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of Council, in accordance with § 2-301.3 of Administrative Code. The term of each of the members of the Planning Commission shall be four years, or until a successor is appointed and qualified. No more than two Commissioners shall be reappointed or replaced during any calendar year. The Chair of the Planning Commission shall notify the Mayor and the Planning Bureau concerning vacancies on the Planning Commission, and any vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term. If a vacancy shall occur other than by expiration of term, it shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired term.
All members of the Planning Commission shall be residents of
the City of Harrisburg. At least five members of the Commission shall
be citizen members and shall not be officers or employees of the City
of Harrisburg.
A.
The Planning Commission shall exercise all the following powers and
duties:
(1)
To prepare a Comprehensive Plan and present it to the City Council
of the City of Harrisburg for its consideration;
(2)
To make recommendations to the City Council regarding the adoption
or amendment of the Zoning Code, including the official Zoning Map;
(3)
To prepare, recommend, and administer subdivision and land development
regulations;
(4)
To review and provide recommendations on special exceptions
and variances to the Zoning Hearing Board;
(5)
To carry out other duties as conferred on "planning agencies"
by the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, as amended;
(6)
To carry out duties authorized by the City of Harrisburg Planning
and Zoning Code, the Subdivision and Land Development Code, and other
City codes, executive orders, and resolutions;
(7)
To establish rules and bylaws to govern procedures and other
matters under the jurisdiction of the Planning Commission; and
(8)
To submit an annual report to the Harrisburg City Council by
March 1, as required by the Pennsylvania Municipalities Code.
