July 2, 2001
The Board of Supervisors of Pennsbury Township held a regular meeting on Monday,
July 2, 2001. All members were present and the minutes approved as submitted.
Township Manager Kathleen Howley reported the following:
Mr. Patten will follow up on the Act 68 amendments and send a copy to the Board for their review before advertising for adoption.
The township received a request for a zoning hearing board meeting from Omnipoint to erect a cellular tower in the cemetery at the Parkersville Meetinghouse. This request was sent onto the zoning hearing board for scheduling. The township will oppose this application.
Margot Taylor submitted a letter of resignation as landscape architect for the
township. She has recommended two other architects. Ms. Howley will contact
them and ask for their credentials and attend a future board meeting.
Roadmaster Dave Allen reported the following:
We do second road bank mowing next week. Plan to move the office back into
the building sometime next week.
Hillspring Road - residents have some concern about the drainage per Mr.
Holloway. Within a month the residents should have some feedback and hope
the township road crew will install it.
Policy for plantings in township right of way - received a request from a Cheryl
Lane resident wanting to plant a tree in their cul de sac. The Board suggested
that residents can plant trees etc. with the direction of the road master but if at
any time this poses to be a hazard, the township does have the right to remove
it. Maintenance of the plantings will be the sole responsibility of the
homeowners.
Township Engineer Matt Houtmann reported the following:
Hickory Hill Road curve - suggest there be striping on both sides of the road
where the driveway for the development comes out, plant evergreens along the
driveway to keep vehicles coming down the hill on Hickory Hill Road and not
onto the driveway and put up larger road curve arrows. The Board agreed to do
this and hopefully will slow traffic down and make it safer when children get on
school buses. Gail Wolfel from the school district transportation department
had to cancel out at the last minute and will attend the July 16th supervisors
meeting.
Dawson Mill - will follow up this week on the permitting process.
Ted Davis - was present and said he sent all information requested to
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Mr. Houtmann for the land disturbance permit but has not heard from him. He
did secure the property for the winter. Mr. Houtmann said he would check his
files and get back to Mr. Davis advising him of the next step in the process.
Mr. Davis agreed to come to the next meeting on July 16th.
Whitestone Farms - received all information needed and will address this at the
next township meeting.
Courts at Longwood - Mr. Ryan, attorney S&S development and David
D'Agostino were present and would like the Board to allow inspections on a
home he is building. The tree issue has still not been resolved and Margot
Taylor has been contacted and they have requested a meeting. Margot Taylor
will meet with Dave Patten and Matt Houtmann on July 11th at 6 p.m. to review
the landscape plan. Mr. Ryan stated the Mr. Orsati has been hired by S&S to
deal with the landscaping issues. The Board advised Mr. Ryan that they will
address their request for inspections at their July 16th meeting after which time
Margot will have met with them and addressed the outstanding tree issues.
Mr. Parsons was present and complained about the storm water coming off of
the road and cul-de-sac down his driveway and washing everything out.
Matt and Mr. D'Agostino will meet tomorrow morning to review this and come up
with a solution. Mr. D'Agostino stated he is still waiting to hear from
Mr. Harrison about the moving of his driveway.
BOCA MAINTENANCE CODE - this was advertised for adoption. Ms. Gobe was
present and asked the Board what this all entails. Present dwellings do not have to be
brought up to code unless there is some work to be done. There is no township
inspections for the resale of property. It was also agreed that the draft of the
ordinance be advertised for discussion at one meeting and then adopted at another
meeting. Mr. Patten will follow through with this request. With no further discussion
the ordinance was approved and signed by the Board.
Megill Barn - Mr. Megill obtained 15 signatures of 18 and Mr. Patten he has met his
obligation. The Board agreed to sign the amendment to the declaration after Mr.
Patten revises some wording and advises Mr. Megill that the township does want
$200,000 in escrow. The document could be signed by the township manager before
the next meeting if all items are resolved.
Penns Village - a request for a conditional use hearing was received by the Board from
Mr. Becker. The hearing is set for 8 p.m. on August 20th. This will be advertised and
comments from the Planning Commission are requested by the Board.
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Historic Preservation ordinance draft - after much discussion the supervisors agreed
they needed more time to discuss their differences and agreed upon the revisions.
There will be a public work session scheduled for July 26th at 7:30 a.m. It was also
agreed that this ordinance would not be a special exception but conditional use putting
it in front of the supervisors and not the zoning hearing board. The revisions would be
advertised for public comment at the August 6th meeting and adopted at the first
meeting in September.
Mr. Patten reported that the decision from the courts on the YMCA was received by the
township. Mr. Patten suggested the township sit down with the Y and Mr. Brutscher
and discuss the decision and what exactly it means to both parties.
A bill list dated July 2, 2001 numbering 2771-2805, State Fund #150 and PLGIT #142
was submitted and approved for payment by the Board
With no further business the meeting adjourned at 10:30 p.m.
Respectfully submitted:
Kathleen Howley
Township Manager