{"data":{"id":"us-de/22-del.-c.-701","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"22 Del. C. § 701","heading":"Establishment; membership.","body":"Any incorporated city or town may at any time establish a planning commission under this chapter. A planning commission established hereunder shall consist of not less than 5 nor more than 9 members. Such members shall in cities be appointed by the mayor, subject to confirmation by the city council, and in towns where there is not a mayor shall be elected by the town commissioners. When a planning commission is first established the members thereof shall be appointed or elected for terms of such length and shall be so arranged that the term of at least 1 member shall expire each year and their successor shall be appointed or elected for terms of 2 to 5 years each. Any member of the planning commission so established in a city may be removed for cause after a public hearing by the mayor with the approval of city council; members of the planning commission elected by town commissioners shall be removed by them for cause after a public hearing by a majority vote. A vacancy occurring otherwise than by expiration of term shall be filled for the unexpired term in a city in the same manner as an original appointment and in a town by the town commissioners. Such a planning commission shall elect annually a chairperson and a secretary from among its own number and may employ experts, clerical and other assistants. It may appoint a custodian of its plan and records who may be the city engineer or town clerk.","path":["Title 22. Municipalities","CHAPTER 7. Planning Commission"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title22/c007/index.html#701","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:27Z","sha256":"4f1904112916649128886664a04919cb5d4c8006348e78484bae4639060feda2","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/22-del.-c.-516","next":"us-de/22-del.-c.-702"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}