12 December 2018
Moon Township Board of Supervisors and its boards · 30 subject tags
The Moon Township Environmental Advisory Council met Dec. 12 and advanced a draft ordinance allowing residents to keep chickens and bees. An employee presented the proposed zoning rules, which limit chickens to hens only and cap hives at six per property. The president of the State Beekeepers Association suggested several changes: removing outdated hive types like barrels and skeps, reducing the minimum lot size from 4,000 to 2,000 square feet, increasing the maximum hives to 10 for larger parcels, requiring hives face away from neighbors, and allowing rooftop hives. He also offered educational materials. The council will forward the revisions to the Planning Commission. In land development, the council noted that the developer of the Village at Market Place was asked to rework a traffic pattern that could cause problems, but continues to cooperate on other EAC recommendations. The council set dates for several 2019 events: Public Awareness Weekend on March 29-30, an Earth Day/Live Well event on April 21, Arbor Day tree planting on April 26 or 27, and an expanded recycling day schedule for June 1, April 6, Aug. 3 and Oct. 5. JVS raised fees for electronics recycling, including a $5 increase for freon items to $20 and a $1 increase for fluorescent bulbs to $2; alkaline batteries are no longer accepted. New recycling rules from Waste Management for 2019 include lids on bins to prevent paper blowing out, since plastic bags are banned. The council discussed a Comprehensive Plan update, likely meeting in January, and a possible trail connector partnership with Hollow Oak Land Trust. The council thanked a departing member for seven years of service. The member promised to volunteer for Earth Day and recycling day. The next meeting is Jan. 9 at 6 p.m.The Moon Township Environmental Advisory Council met Dec. 12 and advanced a draft ordinance allowing residents to keep chickens and bees. An employee presented the proposed zoning rules, which limit chickens to hens only and cap hives at six per property. The president of the State Beekeepers Association suggested several changes: removing outdated hive types like barrels and skeps, reducing the minimum lot size from 4,000 to 2,000 square feet, increasing the maximum hives to 10 for larger parcels, requiring hives face away from neighbors, and allowing rooftop hives. He also offered educational materials. The council will forward the revisions to the Planning Commission.
In land development, the council noted that the developer of the Village at Market Place was asked to rework a traffic pattern that could cause problems, but continues to cooperate on other EAC recommendations.
The council set dates for several 2019 events: Public Awareness Weekend on March 29-30, an Earth Day/Live Well event on April 21, Arbor Day tree planting on April 26 or 27, and an expanded recycling day schedule for June 1, April 6, Aug. 3 and Oct. 5. JVS raised fees for electronics recycling, including a $5 increase for freon items to $20 and a $1 increase for fluorescent bulbs to $2; alkaline batteries are no longer accepted.
New recycling rules from Waste Management for 2019 include lids on bins to prevent paper blowing out, since plastic bags are banned. The council discussed a Comprehensive Plan update, likely meeting in January, and a possible trail connector partnership with Hollow Oak Land Trust.
The council thanked a departing member for seven years of service. The member promised to volunteer for Earth Day and recycling day. The next meeting is Jan. 9 at 6 p.m.
Summarised by AI from the linked minutes, with some details withheld for privacy. The document is the record — check anything that matters against it.