[Adopted 2-14-1962 by Ord. No. 62-3; amended in its entirety 6-12-1995 by Ord. No. 95-4 (Ch. 1, Part 4, of the 1995 Code of Ordinances)]
A Borough Planning Commission to be composed of three members,
appointed as provided by law (53 P.S. § 10202), is hereby
created in and for the Borough of Green Lane. The Planning Commission
shall perform all duties and may exercise all powers conferred by
law upon Borough planning agencies; provided, the Planning Commission
previously created in and for the said Borough shall constitute the
tenure of any of the members thereof, but any and all vacancies in
the said Commission, hereafter occurring, shall be filled in the manner
and for the term provided in the law governing Borough planning commissions
in effect at the time of the happening of the said vacancy.
[Adopted 8-11-1997 by Ord. No. 97-4]
Green Lane Borough shall join with the municipalities of East
Greenville Borough, Pennsburg Borough, Red Hill Borough, Upper Hanover
Township, and Marlborough Township to create the Upper Perkiomen Valley
Regional Planning Commission (Commission) as per the guidelines set
forth under Section 1102 of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Code,
Act 247 of July 31, 1968, as reenacted and amended. Each participating municipality shall appoint two members. The term of each member shall be two years; however, initially each municipality shall appoint one member for a one-year term and a second member for a two-year term so that the term of membership of the members appointed by the individual municipalities shall be on a staggered basis. Qualification of members, the removal of members, the conduct of business, etc., shall be governed by Article
II, 53 P.S. § 10201 et seq., and Article XI, 53 P.S. § 11101 et seq., of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Code.
The Upper Perkiomen Valley Regional Planning Commission shall
have the responsibility to prepare a Joint Municipal Comprehensive
Plan for the six participating municipalities of the Upper Perkiomen
Valley. To this end, the powers and duties of the Commission are as
follows:
A. To prepare a Joint Municipal Comprehensive Plan pursuant to Article
III, 53 P.S. § 10301 et seq., and Article XI, 53 P.S. §
11101 et seq., of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code.
B. That in the preparation of the Joint Municipal Comprehensive Plan,
the members of the Commission shall represent the interests of their
respective municipalities and shall cast one vote per municipality
on all matters that require action.
C. Any vote taken by Commission members pertaining to regional planning
and regional zoning must be unanimous for it to pass. All other non-planning
and zoning related matters may be approved by simple majority.
D. Upon the completion of the Joint Municipal Comprehensive Plan by
the Commission, and its adoption by all the participating municipalities,
the Commission may be instructed by the participating municipalities
to prepare a Joint Municipal Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map which
shall be presented to the participating municipalities for their consideration
and adoption.
E. If so directed by the participating municipalities to develop a Regional
Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map, the Regional Zoning Ordinance and
Zoning Map shall be prepared pursuant to Article VI, 53 P.S. § 10601
et seq., and Article VIII-A, 53 P.S. § 10801-A et seq.,
of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code.
F. Should Joint Municipal Zoning be formally adopted by the participating
municipalities, the Regional Planning Commission shall review all
proposed changes to the Joint Municipal Zoning Ordinance and Zoning
Map and shall make a formal recommendation to the participating municipalities
regarding said change. The recommendation of the Commission shall
be advisory only.
Each municipality shall retain its own municipal planning commission
and zoning hearing board. The participating municipalities agree that
for all matters relating to lot line changes, subdivisions, land developments,
variances, special exceptions and conditional uses, or any other matter
of a planning or zoning nature in which jurisdiction resides in the
governing body of a municipality, shall not be a joint planning or
joint zoning activity.
The officers of the Upper Perkiomen Valley Regional Planning
Commission shall consist of a Chairperson, Vice Chairperson and Secretary,
all of whom are to serve for a term of one year. The Chairperson and
Vice Chairperson shall be members of the Commission, but the Secretary
need not be a member of the Commission.
Any participating municipality may withdraw from the Regional
Planning Commission after one month formal notice. Upon receiving
notice that a municipality wishes to withdraw from the Regional Planning
Commission, the governing bodies of the remaining municipalities shall
promptly schedule a meeting to consider whether the remaining municipalities
wish to continue with the Regional Planning Commission. Should joint
Municipal Zoning be enacted, notice of withdrawal shall be pursuant
to the standards set forth in the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning
Code.
The provisions of this article are severable; and if any section,
sentence, clause, part or provision hereof shall be held illegal,
invalid, or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction,
such decision of the court shall not affect or impair the remaining
sections, sentences, clauses, parts or provisions of this article.
It is hereby declared to be the intent of this Council that this article
would have still been adopted even if such illegal, invalid or unconstitutional
section, sentence, clause, part or provision had not been included
herein.
This article shall be effective upon its enactment by all the
participating municipalities.