21 September 2016
Moon Township Board of Supervisors and its boards · 18 subject tags
The Mooncrest Historic Overlay Advisory Committee, also known as the Historical Architectural Review Board, met September 21 and took up several matters. The board approved the minutes from its July 20 meeting. The main new business was a discussion with an employee of the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission about the historic designation of the Mooncrest neighborhood. The board chair summarized the board’s work over the past decade and what has not been working in the neighborhood. The employee presented three options: the current process under PA Act 167, a preservation-through-zoning approach, and revising the design guidelines to be more streamlined and focused. He answered questions about how these options would affect the National Register listing and the township’s Certified Local Government status, explaining that the listing would not be affected and that any change to a historic overlay would need to be reported but would preserve the status. An employee asked the board to review the documents and be ready to discuss the options at the next meeting. The board chair also announced the Moon Township Historical Society’s October 3 event at the municipal building, featuring guest speakers discussing archaeological finds with metal detectors, and noted the success of the Log Cabin tour. In old business, the board reviewed a list of landlords, owners, rental units and vacant units prepared by the township, with discussion focusing on several vacant properties on Juniper. The employee of the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission asked if the board had talked with developers; the economic and market analysis had concluded it would be difficult to attract a developer due to multiple owners and landlords, though the employee and another employee thought there might be interest if a cluster of buildings were available and both offered to do further inquiries. The board chair shared two articles he found while researching the Mooncrest Historical Booklet chapter on military presence: “The Port That Almost Wasn’t” about Pittsburgh International Airport development and “Milk Man” about the dairy farm that preceded the airport. The board adjourned at 7:05 p.m. and set its next meeting for November 16.The Mooncrest Historic Overlay Advisory Committee, also known as the Historical Architectural Review Board, met September 21 and took up several matters. The board approved the minutes from its July 20 meeting. The main new business was a discussion with an employee of the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission about the historic designation of the Mooncrest neighborhood. The board chair summarized the board’s work over the past decade and what has not been working in the neighborhood. The employee presented three options: the current process under PA Act 167, a preservation-through-zoning approach, and revising the design guidelines to be more streamlined and focused. He answered questions about how these options would affect the National Register listing and the township’s Certified Local Government status, explaining that the listing would not be affected and that any change to a historic overlay would need to be reported but would preserve the status. An employee asked the board to review the documents and be ready to discuss the options at the next meeting. The board chair also announced the Moon Township Historical Society’s October 3 event at the municipal building, featuring guest speakers discussing archaeological finds with metal detectors, and noted the success of the Log Cabin tour. In old business, the board reviewed a list of landlords, owners, rental units and vacant units prepared by the township, with discussion focusing on several vacant properties on Juniper. The employee of the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission asked if the board had talked with developers; the economic and market analysis had concluded it would be difficult to attract a developer due to multiple owners and landlords, though the employee and another employee thought there might be interest if a cluster of buildings were available and both offered to do further inquiries. The board chair shared two articles he found while researching the Mooncrest Historical Booklet chapter on military presence: “The Port That Almost Wasn’t” about Pittsburgh International Airport development and “Milk Man” about the dairy farm that preceded the airport. The board adjourned at 7:05 p.m. and set its next meeting for November 16.
Summarised by AI from the linked minutes, with some details withheld for privacy. The document is the record — check anything that matters against it.