The seven municipalities of the Penns Valley Area have come to recognize that the issues associated with growth and development, such as, but not limited to, traffic congestion, air and water pollution, and loss of open space, are too large for any one municipality to deal with. They further recognize that current growth, and anticipated growth, if not properly managed will lead to the diminution of the region's quality of life. They are concerned that current zoning requirements which call for each and every municipality to provide for a full range of uses, regardless of historic development patterns, is inefficient and potentially destructive to the region's economic and social structure. To this end, the seven municipalities of the Penns Valley Area hereby embark on a course of action to implement multi-municipal planning. The Township of Penn empowers the Penns Valley Regional Planning Commission to undertake the development of a Multi-Municipal Comprehensive Plan that shall encompass the seven municipalities of the Penns Valley Area.
(Ord. 69, 11/6/2003, § 2)