An ordinance to confirm the establishment under the Michigan
Planning Enabling Act, Public Act 33 of 2008, MCLA § 125.3801
et seq., of the Lawrence Township Planning Commission; provide for
the composition of that Planning Commission; provide for the powers,
duties and limitations of that Planning Commission; and repeal any
ordinance or parts of ordinances or resolutions in conflict with this
chapter.
[Amended 3-11-2021]
The Township Board hereby confirms the establishment under the
Michigan Planning Enabling Act, Public Act 33 of 2008, MCLA §
125.3801 et seq., of the Lawrence Township Planning Commission formerly
established under the Township Planning Act, Public Act 168 of 1959,
MCLA § 125.321 et seq. The Lawrence Township Planning Commission
shall have seven members. Members of the Lawrence Township Planning
Commission as of the effective date of this chapter shall, 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, 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, MCLA § 125.3801 et seq.
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 members may be compensated for their
services and reimbursed for their expenses as provided by the Township
Board.
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.
To further the desirable future development of the Township
under the Master Plan, the Township Board, after the Master Plan is
adopted, may prepare or cause to be prepared by the Township Supervisor,
or by a designated nonelected administrative official, a capital improvements
program of public structures and improvements, showing those structures
and improvements in general order of their priority, for the following
six-year period. The prepared capital improvements program, if prepared
by someone other than the Township Board, shall be subject to final
approval by the Township Board. The Planning Commission is hereby
exempted from preparing a capital improvements plan.
The provisions of this chapter 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 chapter, which
shall continue in full force and effect.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this
chapter are hereby repealed. The resolution or ordinance establishing
the Lawrence Township Planning Commission under the Township Planning
Act, Public Act 168 of 1959, MCLA § 125.321 et seq., is
hereby repealed.
This chapter shall take effect on the date of its publication.