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Richland Township City Zoning Code

PART 14

QUAKERTOWN AREA PLANNING COMMITTEE

§ 27-1401 Purpose.

[Ord. 251, 11/14/2011]
The Quakertown Area Planning Committee has been formed in accordance with Article XI of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, 53 P.S. §11101 et seq., in recognition of the common planning problems the member municipalities and the school district share.

§ 27-1402 Membership.

[Ord. 251, 11/14/2011]
Membership on the Quakertown Area Planning Committee is limited to designated representatives of the Boroughs of Quakertown, Richlandtown and Trumbauersville; the Townships of Haycock, Milford and Richland, and the Quakertown Community School District.

§ 27-1403 Duties.

[Ord. 251, 11/14/2011]
1. 
The duties of the Quakertown Area Planning Committee shall include but not be limited to the following:
A. 
Review and recommendation concerning any amendment to the Area Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance or the Area Zoning Ordinance.
B. 
Review and recommendation concerning all planned residential developments, performance standard subdivisions and cluster developments.
C. 
Review and recommendation concerning all requests for conditional uses or special exceptions involving developments of more than five acres.
D. 
Review of all sketch and preliminary subdivision or land development plans of nonresidential developments involving more than five acres or residential developments of 25 or more dwelling units.
All reviews and recommendations are advisory and shall be returned to the municipality within 45 days of receipt. The responsibility for submitting all required items to the Quakertown Area Planning Committee shall rest with the appropriate municipality.