Planners want nuisance ordinance (® . . [ 1 yf 9 L} i A ’ L 4 LU} i i ) : The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, May 1, 1996" * 9 KT releases zoning permit regs The Kingston Township zoning ordinance requires anyone doing the following residential and non- By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff nuisance board of appeals, which holds a hearing % © FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP- One man's junk may be another. man’s treasure, but the planning commis- sion: -Wwants a better definition of it. ““Fhé commission unanimously voted to recom- mendthe supervisors consider a sample ordinance whicit “defines junk and what constitutes a nui- same; Whether it's a dilapidated, dangerous build- ingora Collection of abandoned vehicles which have Become. home for rodents and vermin. ~ Thé definition should also be worded to consider Anmets: who have unlicensed vehicles for use only in the fields or who use their machinery only during the growing season and store it on their property the rest of the year, noted zoning officer Art Owen. Provided by planning consultant Jack Varaly, the sample ordinance also specifies a procedure for residents to make a complaint about a perceived nuisance or hazard and for township officials to follow up on it. & vw: “The complainant must first describe the junk or residential activities to first ob- tain a zoning permit: ' The use of land, the use of buildings or the construction or modification of all buildings, ac- cessory buildings, garages, decks, sheds, patios, fences, retaining walls, swimming pools, off street parking facilities, driveways, the demolition of a structure and a home occupation. In addition, a building permit is required for all new construc- tion, including accessory build- ings and enlargement, or exterior modification of existing buildings. Permits or additional informa- tion may be obtained from the zoning office at the municipal of- | fice at 11 Carverton Road,! Trucksville, daily from 8:30 a.m." to 4:30 p.m. ‘ and renders a decision within 45 days of the hearing date. If the township is forced to remove the offend- ing items or structure, it may place a lien on the property to recover what it spent. The sample ordinance also provides for defraying expenses by requiring the complainant to pay a set filing fee and making the person requesting a hear- ing responsible for all hearing costs. In other business, the commission voted unani- mously to accept an irrevocable letter of credit and an escrow account to guarantee a $96,000 bond for sile improvements in the Chadsford Estates subdi- vision. If the improvements (roads and infrastruc- ture) aren't completed by June 12, 1997, or if the developer files for bankruptcy, the township will automatically receive the money so it can finish the job itself. The commission also unanimously voted to give Tall Pines developer Willard Bullock an extension until the June 24 meeting on the deadline for filing his sewage planning module, percolation test re- nuisance in writing and explain how it's harming him," Varaly said. “The zoning or codes enforcement officer then inspects the property in question and either i issues a notice of violation or makes a written report that no violation exists.” . The notice of violation must contain ways for the owner to correct the problem and a specific time frame in which it must be done, Varaly added. * Either party, the complainant or the accused, may Appeal the zoning officer's action to a municipal sults, hydrologic study, wetlands delineation, let- ters from utilities willing to serve the development and required permits from the Department of Envi- ronmental Protection. 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