There is hereby created and established an East Goshen Conservancy Board
(hereinafter referred to as the "Board").
The Board shall advise the Board of Supervisors, the Planning Commission,
the Park and Recreation Board and other agencies, officials and employees
of East Goshen Township on matters dealing with conservation, management,
protection and use of natural resources in the Township of East Goshen.
The Board shall have the power:
A. To make recommendations on the use and management of
open land areas within the township to ensure that sound conservation concepts
and ecological values are considered in decisionmaking. Particular emphasis
shall be placed on the ecological evaluation of water and land resources (including
meadowlands, woodlands and wetlands) in township parks and recreation areas
and developing recommendations to the Park and Recreation Board on ecological
approaches to use and management plans for such areas.
B. To keep an index of all open areas, publicly or privately
owned, including but not limited to flood-prone areas, lakes and ponds, wetlands,
woodlands, unique geological features and other unique natural areas for the
purpose of establishing open space preservation priorities, identifying appropriate
land management and use plans and identifying existing or potential conflicts
between such open areas and adjacent land uses, existing or proposed.
C. To identify methods by which priority open space areas
or other property, real or personal, can be acquired (including by gift, purchase,
grant, bequest, easement or lease) by the township or charitable conservation
organizations and, as appropriate, provide such information to the owners
of identified properties.
D. To identify important environmental or conservation issues
requiring analysis or regulatory action and provide review and comment to
the Board of Supervisors and the Planning Commission on any studies or regulations
of such problems which may be initiated or developed by the township or other
public or private entities.
E. To provide review and comment to the Board of Supervisors
and the Planning Commission on the natural resources impact of subdivision
and land development plans.
[Amended 7-11-1989 by Ord.
No. 88A]
The Board shall be composed of seven residents of East Goshen Township
who shall be appointed by the Board of Supervisors. Any vacancy occurring
on the Board shall be filled by appointment by the Board of Supervisors. Duly
appointed Board members shall serve for a term of three years, except, however,
that initial appointments shall be so staggered that no more than three of
the appointments shall expire each year. The Board of Supervisors of East
Goshen Township shall designate a Chairman of the Board.
Members shall receive no compensation for their services but shall be
reimbursed for the expenses actually and necessarily incurred by them in the
performance of their duties.
The Board shall keep records of its meetings and activities and shall
make an annual report which shall be printed in the annual municipal report,
if any, or if there shall be no annual municipal report, the Board shall otherwise
make its annual report known and available.
Funds for the expenses incurred by the Conservancy Board shall be appropriated
at the discretion of the Board of Supervisors. The Board may expend moneys
for such administrative, clerical, printing and legal services as may from
time to time be required, but its expenditures shall be limited to the amount
of funds appropriated to it by the Board of Supervisors.
Nothing herein contained shall be construed as abolishing or limiting
any existing municipal agency, board, authority or commission even though
such agency, board, authority or commission may have a responsibility related
to the responsibilities delegated to the Conservancy Board hereunder, but
otherwise all other ordinances and parts of ordinances are repealed insofar
as they are inconsistent herewith.