The meeting was called to order at 7:08 p.m.

Present were Supervisors Naomi Decker and Larry Lambert. Dominick Picarelli from KPI and Secretary Nancy Zentmeyer. Visitors included: Rodney Decker, Wayne Kober, Bob Eichelberger, Rex Bickley, Cynthia Jones, and Patrick Hephner.

Dominick Picarelli noted that Tina Fackler would not be present tonight due to another commitment. It was noted that since Ms. Fackler is not present the Residential district would be discussed tonight. It is noted that the purpose of this zone is to accommodate new residential lots and residential neighborhoods within the Township. All development shall have minimal intrusion of the land’s of natural and environmental features including woodlands, streams, and stream valleys, floodplains, wetlands and steep slope. The Residential district promotes residential unit diversity and allows flexibility in dwelling unit layout and site design that ultimately maintains the rural character of Franklin Township. It is noted that with other districts, in the Residential district there are three uses, Permitted, Special Exception and Conditional.

Mr. Picarelli stated in the handouts there is an updated zoning map and that the steep slope/floodplain overlay will be with the next map and hopefully will be the final zoning map. Mr. Picarelli indicated that in the handouts are updated materials on the different zoning districts plus performance standards.

It is noted under the performance standards #10 h. the lighting shall be reduced 75% during the off-hours of operation for commercial and industrial uses.

Mr. Eichelberger and Mr. Kober had submitted a list of comments from the Planning and Zoning Committee addressing the zoning ordinance.

Under the Residential district there was discussion on preserving open space in other zones, lot size and the infrastructure. Features that should be protected are the woodlands that have existed 1000 years and streams. The Township should let a developer know exactly what the Township wants in these districts.

A review of the uses are as follows:

Permitted Uses:

There should be a statement included to say "serving the residents within the zone". It was noted that utilities should not be allowed in the Residential zone. Wording would have to check regarding cell towers, relay station or generators. These uses could be included in the Industrial or Mixed Uses districts.

B 1. – change to a Conditional Use

B 2. – should remain

B 3. – change the part "public utilities structures and facilities" to Conditional Use. Also change the wording to "public uses and public utilities structures and facilities serving the residences within the zone".

Some of the other utilities questioned were gas lines, high tension wires and propane storage tanks. These are not a public use but more as commercial. There were questions on pumping stations.

B 4. – should remain

B 5. – should remain but check the criteria section

B 6. – should remain but should not be for professional occupants which could be moved to either Special Exception or Conditional Use

B 7. – should remain

B 8. – change to a Conditional Use

There were some concerns with B 1. where forest or related uses should be defined. Commercial livestock operations were discussed. It was noted that agricultural preserves open space and that there could be a mandate of a percentage of land

Special Exception Uses:

C 1. through 5 – change to Permitted Uses.

C 6. – should remain

C 7. – change to Conditional Use

C 8. – should remain

C 9. – change to Conditional Use

C 10. – should remain

C 11. – should remain

Conditional Use:

D 1. through 3. – should remain as is

Note: uses designated as Special Exception are granted by the Franklin Township Zoning Hearing Board and uses designated as Conditional Uses are granted by the Franklin Township Board of Supervisors.

Minimum Lot Area Requirements:

E 1. – lots served by public sewer and water – 10,000 s.f. which is less than ¼ acre. There was discussion on whether or not the lot would be too small. It was noted that there should be requirements in the Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance to address this issue. It was also noted that if a lot is larger than 10,000 s.f. it would not be feasible.

E 2. & 3. – these lots are larger due to the fact that they would either have public water or sewer or not at all.

Also 3a. is a comment regarding no public sewer exists with the minimum lot size shall be increased to accommodate an approvable on-lot septic system with a replacement area.

Unit Layout and Dimension Requirements:

Unit Layout

F. 1.a (1) through (5) – no changes

F. 1.a (6) – should be changed to read: "Interconnectivity includes pedestrian and bike pathways". The word "roadways" is to be omitted.

F. 1.a (7) (8) & (10) – no changes

F. 1.a (9) – discussion on traffic going from one neighborhood to another neighborhood with the second access from a new development through an existing development. It was noted that there should be two accesses into any development and with the use of an access through an existing development that would eliminate horseshoe roads. It was noted that the Fire Company opposes to only one access to a development. It was suggested that a strip of land could be a possible answer with a minimum road width to accommodate emergency vehicles would be 50’. It was noted that another possibility is to have a waiver for roadways interconnecting.

Lot Dimensions

Units Served by Public Water and Public Sewer:

F. 2 a through f – should remain, but it was noted that setbacks are determined by the street right-of-way

Lots Served by Public Water or Public Sewer:

F. 3 a through f – should remain

Lots Served by neither Public Water or Public Sewer:

F. 4 a – minimum lot width should be changed from 100’ to 200’

F. 4 b through f. should remain

Maximum Permitted Height:

G. 1 through 3 – no changes

Access Drives, Stormwater Management Plans, Parking Lots (Article H); Sign Requirements (Article I); Development Proposed for lands within Residential District (Article J) and General Regulations (Article K) should be kept as is. It was noted that these requirements are the same in the other districts.

Mr. Picarelli stated that the Conservation District will be discussed at the June 30^th Workshop Meeting. It was noted that in the months of July and August there should be two meetings per month with keeping it the same as in the past the second and fourth Thursdays. It was suggested that one meeting could be held in the evening and the other meeting could be held during the daytime, with a possibility of 8:00 a.m. to 12 noon.

Before closing the meeting there was a suggestion on Signs i.e. billboards. There should be a limit and the amount spaced between them. It was also suggested that billboards that are not maintained will be taken down and with no replacement.

The meeting was adjourned at 9:00 p.m.

Nancy E. Zentmeyer

Township Secretary