Do you want to make Lancaster County a better place to work, live, and play? We’re always looking for candidates to serve as Lancaster County Planning Commission (LCPC) members! The Lancaster County Board of Commissioners appoints new members once a year, towards the end of the year. They welcome new applications at any time and keep them on file for four years.  LCPC members serve four-year terms.

Upcoming Vacancies following December 2025:
    - South Region Member
    - One At-Large Member

Apply to be a member of the Lancaster County Planning Commission on the Board of Commissioners’ website:

Being a Member

As a planning commission member, you will play an advisory role in the community, providing guidance to the public, private, and nonprofit sectors on factors that contribute to our quality of life – particularly land use and transportation issues. For more information about serving as an LCPC member, please click to open our member brochure:

Qualifications

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

• 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.
• 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:

If you have any additional questions, please contact Faith Kelleher, Office Support III, at fkelleher@lancastercountypa.gov or 717-299-8333. Thank you!