1. Membership of the Board. The membership of the Board shall be five residents of the township appointed by resolution of the Supervisors. Their terms of office shall be four years and so fixed that the term of office of one member shall expire each year. The Board shall promptly notify the Township Supervisors of any vacancies which occur. Appointments to fill vacancies shall be only for the unexpired portion of the term. Members of the Board shall hold no other office in the township. One to three alternate members of the Zoning Hearing Board may be appointed by resolution of the Board of Supervisors to serve as may be needed to provide a quorum.
2. Removal of members. Any Board member may be removed for malfeasance, misfeasance or non-feasance in office or for other just cause by a majority vote of the Township Supervisors taken after the member has received 15-days’ advance notice of the intent to take such a vote. A public hearing shall be held in connection with the vote if the member shall request it in writing.
3. Organization of the Board. The Board shall elect its officers from its own membership, who shall serve annual terms as such and may succeed themselves. For the conduct of any hearing and the taking of an action, a quorum shall be not less than a majority of all the members of the Board, but the Board may appoint a Hearing Officer from its own membership to conduct any hearing on its behalf, and the parties may waive further action by the Board as provided in Parts 10 and 11 of this Chapter. The Board may make, alter and rescind rules and forms for its procedure consistent with ordinances of the township and laws of the commonwealth. The Board shall keep full public records of its business and submit a report of its activities to the Township Supervisors once a year.
4. Quorum and alternate. If by any reason of absence or disqualification of a member, a quorum is not reached, the chairperson of the Board shall designate as many member alternate members of the Board to sit on the Board as may be needed to provide a quorum. Any alternate member of the Board shall continue to serve on the Board in all proceedings involving the matter or case for which the alternate was initially appointed until the Board has made a final determination of the matter or case. Designation of an alternate pursuant to this Chapter shall be made on a case by case basis in rotation according to declining seniority among all alternates.
(Ord. 1983-2B, passed 4-30-1984; Ord. 1991-6, passed 4-29-1991; Ord. 2014-06-01, passed 6-12-2014)