We’re always looking for candidates to serve as Lancaster County Planning Commission (LCPC) members! We welcome new applications at any time, and we keep them on file for 4 years. The Lancaster County Board of Commissioners makes these appointments once a year, toward the end of the year. LCPC members serve 4-year terms.

All candidates must live in Lancaster County. Beyond that, there are different requirements for regional and at-large members:

• Regional members must be a 1) municipal elected official, 2) municipal planning commission member, or 3) municipal manager. If you are not a municipal elected official, we ask you to provide the name of a municipal elected official as a reference. Regional members represent one of our planning areas. Please click the button below to open a map of these areas:

• At-large members typically 1) represent historically underrepresented groups or 2) have a special familiarity with “major areawide citizen interests” such as housing, education, economic development, etc. At-large members do not need the endorsement of a municipal elected official.

For more information about serving as an LCPC member, please click to open our member brochure:

To apply to be an LCPC member:

• Click the "MEMBER APPLICATION" button below to open an application.
• After the application opens, please download it on your computer. Downloading it makes it possible to use the "SUBMIT FORM" button at the end of the application.
• After you answer the question in the application, click “SUBMIT FORM” button.
• A window will ask if you want to use Outlook or another app to send an email.
• Click “Continue” to generate an email with the application attached. It will automatically be addressed to Faith Gaddie.
• Click “Send” to send the email to Faith.

If you have any additional questions, please contact Faith Gaddie, Senior Administrative Secretary, at fgaddie@co.lancaster.pa.us or 717-299-8333. Thank you!