6 March 2019
Moon Township Board of Supervisors and its boards · 12 subject tags
The Mooncrest Historic Overlay Advisory Committee, also referred to as the Historical Architectural Review Board, held its reorganization meeting on March 6, 2019. The board elected a Chairperson and a Vice-Chair. Regular meeting dates were set for the first Wednesday of the month at 5:30 p.m. in Conference Room B. The minutes from December 5, 2018, were approved with a minor amendment. Under new business, the board heard a brief introduction from a real estate broker. An employee provided a property maintenance report, noting activity related to property upkeep and abandoned cars. The board reviewed a draft Heritage Tree Program, part of the Preservation Plan, intended to raise awareness of the community’s historic trees. Designation would require property owner approval, and a small marker or plaque could be installed. In old business, the board discussed the proposed Historic Overlay District update. The revision had gone before the Planning Commission on November 26, 2018, with board members attending to answer questions. The primary goal was to simplify the renovation process and encourage reinvestment by replacing the current cumbersome ordinance. The most significant change would allow administrative review and approval by the Zoning Officer for in-kind replacements of doors, windows, front porches, sheds, driveways, and fences, consistent with design guidelines. The Planning Commission voted to recommend approval. The document was under review by the Township Solicitor, after which it would be codified and sent to the county for a 45-day review period before being presented to the Board of Supervisors. The board set goals for 2019: developing a one-page bullet-point summary of overlay requirements and a supply/material list specifying types of windows, doors, and where to find them. The board agreed to meet quarterly—on June 5, September 4, and December 4—unless a Certificate of Appropriateness application required a special meeting. The meeting adjourned at 6:20 p.m.The Mooncrest Historic Overlay Advisory Committee, also referred to as the Historical Architectural Review Board, held its reorganization meeting on March 6, 2019. The board elected a Chairperson and a Vice-Chair. Regular meeting dates were set for the first Wednesday of the month at 5:30 p.m. in Conference Room B. The minutes from December 5, 2018, were approved with a minor amendment.
Under new business, the board heard a brief introduction from a real estate broker. An employee provided a property maintenance report, noting activity related to property upkeep and abandoned cars. The board reviewed a draft Heritage Tree Program, part of the Preservation Plan, intended to raise awareness of the community’s historic trees. Designation would require property owner approval, and a small marker or plaque could be installed.
In old business, the board discussed the proposed Historic Overlay District update. The revision had gone before the Planning Commission on November 26, 2018, with board members attending to answer questions. The primary goal was to simplify the renovation process and encourage reinvestment by replacing the current cumbersome ordinance. The most significant change would allow administrative review and approval by the Zoning Officer for in-kind replacements of doors, windows, front porches, sheds, driveways, and fences, consistent with design guidelines. The Planning Commission voted to recommend approval. The document was under review by the Township Solicitor, after which it would be codified and sent to the county for a 45-day review period before being presented to the Board of Supervisors.
The board set goals for 2019: developing a one-page bullet-point summary of overlay requirements and a supply/material list specifying types of windows, doors, and where to find them. The board agreed to meet quarterly—on June 5, September 4, and December 4—unless a Certificate of Appropriateness application required a special meeting. The meeting adjourned at 6:20 p.m.
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