CHADDS FORD TOWNSHIP
PLANNING COMMISSION
January 29, 2003
The Planning Commission of Chadds Ford Township met in the Township building
on Wednesday, January 29, 2003. Present
were William J. Taylor, Maurice Todd and Jim Reamer. Also in attendance were John P. Kelly for
James C. Kelly, Township Engineer, Richard J. Jensen, Code Enforcement Officer
and Maryann Furlong, Township Secretary.
The meeting was called to order at 7:30 PM.
REORGANIZATION
Mr. Taylor called for the reorganization of the
members of the Planning Commission.
Upon motion and second (Todd, Reamer), members
unanimously elected William Taylor as Chairman of the Planning Commission.
Upon motion and second (Reamer, Taylor) members
unanimously elected Maurice Todd as Vice Chairman of the Planning Commission.
MINUTES
Upon motion (Reamer, Todd), members unanimously
approved the minutes of the December 19, 2002, meeting.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Mr. Taylor asked if there were any applicants present
to be heard. There were none.
Members
of the Commission and Mr. Jensen discussed various aspects of the proposed Bed
and Breakfast ordinance. Mr. Todd
commented that it appeared all comments from Planning Commission members had
been added.
Pursuant to Section (B) Standards for Review of
Conditional Use, paragraph (xi), it was the intent of the Commission members
that the term Aowner@ be defined as a person who actually lives in the Bed
and Breakfast as a resident of the Township and that the Aresident owner@ must be able to prove at least a twenty-five (25%)
ownership of the property.
Mr. Kelly addressed the issue of identification of an
area that would be available for an on lot septic disposal system in case of
failure of the present systems. After
discussion, Mr. Jensen will add this requirement to the ordinance.
There being no further discussion regarding the
proposed ordinance, and with the understanding that the Township Solicitor is
to review the legal ramifications of the proposed ordinance, especially as to
ownership requirements, Planning Commission members agreed to pass the matter
to the Board of Supervisors for consideration.
Planning Commission Minutes
January 29, 2003
Commission
members discussed the current status of the Township=s Comprehensive Plan as it relates to the three
proposals presented in the Route 1 Feasibility study. Commission members favored the overlay at
Alternative Number 2, the Resource Protection Alternative. However, Commission members would urge the
Supervisors to pursue an update of the Comprehensive Plan, since planning
should precede infrastructure.
Mr.
Kelly reviewed the recent DEP mandate to create a storm water ordinance which
will control the quantity and quality of storm water runoff. This will be a five year program, that
appears to mandate much unfunded work.
The Township must file a Notice to Comply by March 10th. It was Mr. Kelly=s suggestion that the Notice be completed and sent to
DEP as a first step in the process. The
purpose of the program is to expand public awareness of keeping waters clean
and setting standards for same.
Planning
Commission members were made aware of the request of Wawa, Inc., for lighting
at the village store. A presentation
will be made by representatives of Wawa at the upcoming Board of Supervisors
meeting on February 5th.
There
being no further business, upon motion and second (Taylor, Todd) the meeting
was adjourned at 9:05 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
MARYANN D. FURLONG,
Secretary