PRINTER'S NO. 359
No. 346 Session of 1999
INTRODUCED BY MAITLAND, BELARDI AND SEYFERT, FEBRUARY 8, 1999
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, FEBRUARY 8, 1999
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.805, No.247), entitled,
2 as amended, "An act to empower cities of the second class A,
3 and third class, boroughs, incorporated towns, townships of
4 the first and second classes including those within a county
5 of the second class and counties of the second through eighth
6 classes, individually or jointly, to plan their development
7 and to govern the same by zoning, subdivision and land
8 development ordinances, planned residential development and
9 other ordinances, by official maps, by the reservation of
10 certain land for future public purpose and by the acquisition
11 of such land; to promote the conservation of energy through
12 the use of planning practices and to promote the effective
13 utilization of renewable energy sources; providing for the
14 establishment of planning commissions, planning departments,
15 planning committees and zoning hearing boards, authorizing
16 them to charge fees, make inspections and hold public
17 hearings; providing for mediation; providing for transferable
18 development rights; providing for appropriations, appeals to
19 courts and penalties for violations; and repealing acts and
20 parts of acts," further providing for planning commission
21 members.
22 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
23 hereby enacts as follows:
24 Section 1. Section 202 of the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.805,
25 No.247), known as the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code,
26 reenacted and amended December 21, 1988 (P.L.1329, No.170), is
27 amended to read:
1 Section 202. Planning Commission.--If the governing body of
2 any municipality shall elect to create a planning commission,
3 such commission shall have not less than three nor more than
4 nine members. [All members] Members of the commission [shall
5 serve without] may receive compensation, [but] and may be
6 reimbursed for necessary and reasonable expenses. However,
7 elected or appointed officers or employees of the municipality
8 shall not, by reason of membership thereon, forfeit the right to
9 exercise the powers, perform the duties or receive the
10 compensations of the municipal offices held by them during such
11 membership.
12 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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