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These Scoops are excerpts from articles published in local newspapers and other sources that may be of interest to Newtown area residents. Please click on the "From" link to access the full original article. Any opinions and "insights" appended to these article summaries are solely those of John Mack and do not represent the opinions of any other person or entity. Curated by johnmacknewtown |
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Planning Commission Report, Earned Income Tax Trends, Joint Zoning Council, 2023 Liquid Fuels Program, Sycamore Street Speed limit Reduction, More…
This is my personal summary of the February 8, 2023, meeting of Newtown Township Board of Supervisors (BOS). This is not a complete nor an official summary.
Access the 2023 BOS Chronicle for detailed summaries of all 2023 BOS meetings plus the BOS voting record (UNOFFICIAL) for 2023.
Agenda Items
- Planning Commission Report – see Full Summary
- Earned Income Tax (EIT) Trends
- Joint Zoning Council Report
- Engineer's Report
- Solicitor's Report
- Manager's Report
- Police Report – Traffic Citations (January 2023 and all of 2022)
- Official Video
- Transcript
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[Image: Plan for updating signs on Newtown-Yardley Rd to enforce reduced 25 MPH speed limit.]
Planning Commission Report, Lower Dolington Rd Trail Update, Newtown-Yardley Rd Speed Limit Reduction, More…
This is my personal summary of the January 25, 2023, meeting of Newtown Township Board of Supervisors (BOS). This is not a complete nor an official summary.
Access the 2023 BOS Chronicle for detailed summaries of all 2023 BOS meetings plus the BOS voting record (UNOFFICIAL) for 2023.
Agenda Items
- NTPC "Off-the-Record" Discussion: Should Newtown Pull Out of the Jointure?
- Engineer's Report
- Lower Dolington Road Trail Update
- Solicitor's Report
- Speed Limit Lowered to 25 MPH on Newtown-Yardley Road
- Official Video
- Transcript
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A dozen people (mostly Newtown Twp residents) attended this Zoom meeting, which focused on the following topics (view the presentation):
- Change Zoning to Allow Apartment Complex? [Background: “20 December 2022 Newtown Planning Commission Meeting Summary”]
- Should Newtown Pull Out of the Jointure? [This was discussed at the 17 January 2023 Planning Commission meeting. Listen to the discussion...]
- Sewer Rate Increase: Why? Will It Be the Last? [Background: “#NewtownPA Sewer Authority Manager Warren Gormley Explains Rate Increase”]
- “Historic” Site on Toll Bros Site: Should It Be Preserved? [Background: “A ‘Major Historic’ Resource Re-Discovered!”]
- Updates
- Newtown-Yardley Rd & N Sycamore St Pedestrian Safety: Flashing Beacons, Lower Speed Limits
- Wawa’s Substantive Validity Challenge: What’s Next?
- Lower Dolington Road Trail
- LED Streetlight Procurement Program
- Privilege of the Floor – Q&A Session covering the following:
- Trucks Parked on Lower Dolington Road – Quite an Eyesore!
- Spot Zoning in OR District!
- No Turn on Red – More Dangerous for Pedestrians?
- Detailed Meeting Notes
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UPDATE (1/25/2023): #NewtownPA supervisors unanimously APPROVED reduced 25 MPH speed limit for section of Newtown-Yardley Rd between Lower Dolington Rd & Boro border (Elm Ave). https://youtu.be/WvnIagJ7bhs?t=2351
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At the December 1, 2022, Joint Zoning Council meeting, it was agreed that Jointure members could add an appendix to the Comprehensive Plan that listed possible/recommended projects for their township.
The Newtown Planning Commission met on December 6, 2022, and continued to discuss the Comprehensive Plan. Most of the discussion was a review of an appendix to the plan. For the Newtown Twp appendix, here are a few projects that I would like to see on the list:
- Converting street lights to LED (read "LED Street Light Feasibility Study Approved"; https://sco.lt/6D5QhM)
- Implement an ordinance banning single-use plastics by businesses (read “Newtown Approves Single-Use Plastics Resolution: Is Your Business Ahead of the Curve?”; https://sco.lt/7os0LQ). The EAC has this on its things to do list. View this video: "Elaine McCarron Speaks Before the Newtown BOS in Support of Single-Use Plastics Resolution"; https://youtu.be/OI4W9jhaUxY
- Set up a solar panel farm so that the town center can be run by 100% solar power (read "West Rockhill is the First in PA to Use Solar for 100% of Its Municipal Electricity Needs"; https://sco.lt/5RM5su)
- Build a new modern police facility (the 2022 and 2023 includes $20,000 for a Police Building Facility Study; view comments by Chief Hearn: https://youtu.be/sOhCTXgIWoo)
- Hire 5 more paid firefighters to cover the weekend. Newtown has applied Apply for a Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant from FEMA three times to cover the costs for 3 years. There has been no success to date.
- Continue to improve pedestrian safety at dangerous crosswalks throughout town. Coordinate a "walk-friendly" program with Newtown Borough.
- Implement the next phases of the trail program
- Allow new uses in the Business Commons. This is already in progress: read "#NewtownPA Planning Commission Reviews LI/OLI District Overlay Concept Developed By The BCPC"; https://sco.lt/8bRI48)
- Build a pedestrian bridge across the Newtown Creek. Read "Newtown Supervisors Agree to Investigate Feasibility of Getting State Funding for Bridge Over Newtown Creek"; https://sco.lt/7ExuVM
- Strive to pave at least 5 miles of roads per year so that we get ahead of the deteriorating road conditions in town.
- Make a stronger effort to hire police officers of color. View this video: "Resident Makes Case For Hiring Police Officers of Color"; https://youtu.be/W9r8Vn7OX-U
- Remove dead ash trees and re-open Clark Nature Center trails: https://sco.lt/8oCTAm
- Further park improvements: TBD
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[Image: Future Land Use Map]
In the past two and a half years the Newtown Joint Zoning Council (JZC) has worked with the Bucks County Planning Commission (BCPC) to update the 2009 Newtown Area Comprehensive Plan. This process sometimes was slowed down because of the pandemic and difficulties just getting JZC members together.
The Comprehensive Plan is a formal planning document mandated by the Municipal Planning Code (MPC). The Comprehensive Plan is not designed to address all aspects of township governance. In developing the plan, the JZC narrowly focused on issues related to land development and zoning.
Prior to its September 20, 2022, public meeting, the Newtown Planning Commission (NTPC) reviewed a video presentation by BCPC consultants, Lisa Wolfe and Jeremy Stoff. This video provided a high level review of the plan to the NTPC, which had some questions for the BCPC consultants at the meeting.
The plan contains nine principles that will be used to guide actions and decisions of the townships within the Jointure.
As the NTPC reviews the Plan in light of its guiding principles, it will share its comments with the Board of Supervisors and then back to the JZC.
Learn more about the 9 Guiding Principles...
johnmacknewtown's insight:
Guiding Principle # 2: Promote Sustainable Development and Protect Natural Resources, "recognizes the threat to the future of our community and our families posed by climate change."
This was a recommendation made by the Newtown Environmental Advisory Council (EAC). Find an updated list of recommendations from the EAC here...
Related Content:
- “Jointure Comprehensive Plan Survey: Summary of Responses From Newtown Township Residents”; https://sco.lt/7bBrOK
- “It’s Time for Newtown Township to Update Its Comprehensive Plan!”; https://sco.lt/8AK3yC
- “Middletown to Hold Public Meeting On Its Comprehensive Plan. Newtown, Upper Makefield & Wrightstown Township May Be Next”; https://sco.lt/7D4gwS
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Tax Increase Referendum Approved for NAS, Further Delays for LDR Trail! CRSD Raises Tax, 5G Ordinance Moves Forward, More…
This is my personal summary of the July 13, 2022, meeting of Newtown Township Board of Supervisors (BOS). This is not a complete nor an official summary.
Agenda Items
- Request by Newtown Ambulance Squad to Raise EMS Tax
- Joint Zoning Council Meeting Report by John Mack
- Lower Dolington Road Multi-Use Trail Update
- Sycamore Street Pedestrian Safety
- Brixmor Traffic Study
- A/V System Upgrade
- June 2022 Police Report
- Snyder Proposes Pro Abortion Resolution
- Official Video
- Detailed Notes
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A summary of items discussed at the June 6, 2022, Newtown Area Joint Zoning Council Meeting.
Topics include:
5G wireless JMZO ordinance, EV charging stations, Outdoor wood-burning furnaces, Billboard use, Comprehensive Plan review, More...
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A suggestion was made that perhaps an ordinance is necessary prohibiting outdoor wood-burning furnaces, which - due to high gas and oil prices - may become more popular. It also was suggested that such a use would have an impact on the climate.
Perhaps this was a joke, hence the cartoon from the June 6, 2022, issue of The New Yorker that that I found and to which I made a slight modification.
Note that Doylestown has an Outdoor Furnace ordinance: https://ecode360.com/15690871
"The Board of Supervisors has determined that air pollution from outdoor wood-fired boilers may be detrimental to the health, comfort, living conditions, welfare and safety of the citizens of Doylestown Township and it is hereby declared to be the policy of Doylestown Township to safeguard the citizens of the Township from air pollution."
This ordinance does not prohibit outdoor furnaces but requires a permit to use one. Perhaps that is a more reasonable approach.
Other Bucks County municipalities have similar ordinances.
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Residents claim that the Wireless Facility Ordinance proposed by the Newtown Area Jointure does not protect the health & safety of residents.
Township leaders in Wrightstown, Upper Makefield and Newtown townships [Jointure] are considering a Wireless Facility Ordinance [LINK: https://bit.ly/JZC_5G_Ordinance]. Small wireless facilities consist of a cell tower antenna typically attached to a pole on or near homes, schools, workplaces, and places of worship. The Jointure ordinance focuses on the location, maintenance and appearance of small wireless 5G antennas.
Wrightstown Supervisor Chairman Chester Pogonowski said that a goal of the ordinance is to prevent an “eyesore” [LINK: https://sco.lt/972V4C]. Many residents and experts, however, feel that 5G wireless antennas pose a health risk, which the ordinance fails to adequately address. According to Pennsylvanians for Safe Technology, this risk is something that governmental entities and medical advocacy groups have begun to recognize in public meetings and published reports.
Many local Newtown area residents made public comments regarding safety of 5G antennas before the Newtown Board of Supervisors (BOS) on 27 April 2022 (see video embedded below) and before the Newtown Planning Commission (NTPC) on 3 May 2022.
The following is a summary these comments plus information pertaining to the legal issues and related ordinances. Read More...
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Related Content:
- “#NewtownPA Planning Commission Approves Wireless 5G Antenna Ordinance Amendment”; https://sco.lt/972V4C
- “Study Indicates 5G Radiation May Have Increased Severity of COVID-19 Pandemic”; https://sco.lt/8ALPpA
- “Children’s Health Defense Files Emergency Injunction to Stop Rule Allowing 5G Antennas on Homes”; https://sco.lt/5aeFoO
- “5G Technology Near You, Me, Schools. Is It Safe?”; http://bit.ly/5GinNT
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In this audio snippet from the April 19, 2022, Newtown Township Planning Commission (PC) meeting, Township Planner, Michele Fountain, reviews the 5G Wireless Facilities Ordinance developed by the Newtown Area Jointure (Newtown, Wrightstown, and Upper Makefield).
Specifically, Ms. Fountain focuses on measures to ensure wireless infrastructure – i.e., Small Wireless Communications Facility (pole) - doesn’t become what Wrightstown Supervisor Chairman Chester Pogonowski has described as an “eyesore.”
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Related Content:
- “Wrightstown, Upper Makefield and Newtown Townships Seek an Ordinance to Prevent ‘Eyesore’ 5G Wireless Communication Poles”; https://sco.lt/65YQWO
- “Study Indicates 5G Radiation May Have Increased Severity of COVID-19 Pandemic”; https://sco.lt/8ALPpA
- Video: “5G Wireless Facilities Newtown Area Ordinance Explained”; https://youtu.be/3BE1tQVDpSk
- “Children’s Health Defense Files Emergency Injunction to Stop Rule Allowing 5G Antennas on Homes”; https://sco.lt/5aeFoO
- “5G Technology Near You, Me, Schools. Is It Safe?”; http://bit.ly/5GinNT
- "5G DAS Wireless: Not in Our Back Yard or Front Yard, Say Doylestown Residents"; http://sco.lt/8wLS9A
- “Is a DAS Antenna Coming to a Pole Near You?”; http://bit.ly/DASNearYou
- “Doylestown Waged Big Battle Against Small Cells. Did It Win or Lose? DAS is the Question!”; http://sco.lt/4qaEQz
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Township leaders in Wrightstown, Upper Makefield and Newtown townships are making progress on an initiative to update local zoning related to wireless communication poles and the like.
The municipalities, which handle zoning issues collectively through the Newtown Area Joint Municipal Zoning Council (Jointure), have been working on amendments to the existing wireless communication section of the Joint Municipal Zoning Ordinance.
Part of the updates include measures to ensure wireless infrastructure doesn’t become what Wrightstown Supervisor Chairman Chester Pogonowski has described as an “eyesore.” The updates also aim to align the zoning with current federal and state requirements and rules.
“If all three townships agree on the current version, there would be one more review needed by the Bucks County Planning Commission, after which time the ordinance could be advertised for formal adoption by supervisors in all three townships,” said Pogonowski, noting the process could take several months.
5G carriers can now place communication poles (typically 50 feet high, he said) in any right of way. “For most residents,” he said, “this would mean an attachment to the top of an existing telephone or electric pole. For neighborhoods with underground wiring, this could mean the installation of a new pole along the street.”
The ordinance amendments will attempt to provide reasonable design requirements for these installations, “so as not to become an eyesore,” Pogonowski added.
johnmacknewtown's insight:
Related Content:
- Audio Podcast: Township Planner, Michele Fountain, Explains 5G Ordinance
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“Study Indicates 5G Radiation May Have Increased Severity of COVID-19 Pandemic”; https://sco.lt/8ALPpA
- Video: “5G Wireless Facilities Newtown Area Ordinance Explained”; https://youtu.be/3BE1tQVDpSk
- “Children’s Health Defense Files Emergency Injunction to Stop Rule Allowing 5G Antennas on Homes”; https://sco.lt/5aeFoO
- “5G Technology Near You, Me, Schools. Is It Safe?”; http://bit.ly/5GinNT
- "5G DAS Wireless: Not in Our Back Yard or Front Yard, Say Doylestown Residents"; http://sco.lt/8wLS9A
- “Is a DAS Antenna Coming to a Pole Near You?”; http://bit.ly/DASNearYou
- “Doylestown Waged Big Battle Against Small Cells. Did It Win or Lose? DAS is the Question!”; http://sco.lt/4qaEQz
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Interest in electric vehicles (EVs) is on the rise. Surveys and studies released in the latter part of 2020 show a significant uptick in Americans’ desire to learn more about electric vehicles and to own them. According to a Consumer Reports study, 71 percent of U.S. drivers say they would consider buying one at some point in the future, with nearly a third indicating interest in an EV for their next vehicle purchase.
Leading by example can mean integrating electric vehicles into municipal fleets. It also means establishing a mindset in the community that encourages acceptance of EVs. Legislatively, this includes enacting or amending zoning regulations, parking requirements, and adopting or amending building codes at the local level. Source: “Trending Legislation: Electric Vehicles” [LINK: https://www.generalcode.com/blog/trending-legislation-electric-vehicles/]
NOTE: At it's March 3, 2022, meeting, the Newtown Area Joint Zoning Council (JZC) authorized its solicitor to work on a draft EV Charging Station ordinance, which will be reviewed by the JZC at its next meeting.
Useful examples from the eCode360® Library
If your community is interested in legislating to help your community become electric vehicle-ready, here are some useful examples that can be found in our eCode360 Library:
- Parking Regulations, West Chester, PA: “The parking of motor vehicles in any parking spot that is designated by the Borough as an electric vehicle charging spot shall be limited to motor vehicles that are connected to the charging equipment. Once the motor vehicle is charged, the motor vehicle shall not remain parked in such designated electric charging spot.”
- Electric vehicle supply equipment regulations, Town of Brutus, NY [LINK: https://ecode360.com/32542091?highlight=electric%20vehicle,electrical,vehicle&searchId=34863448714823988]
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The U.S. Departments of Transportation and Energy recently announced nearly $5 billion that will be made available under the new National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program established by President Biden’s proposed Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, to build out a national electric vehicle charging network, an important step towards making electric vehicle (EV) charging accessible to all Americans.
Related Content:
- “Newtown Township's Planning Commission Discusses Electric Vehicle Charging Stations”; https://sco.lt/79osuu
- “Why This Could Be a Critical Year for Electric Cars & Pickup Trucks”; https://sco.lt/8xDCoi
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At the October 7, 2021, Newtown Area Joint Zoning Council (JZC) meeting, Lisa Wolff, Senior Planner, Bucks County Planning Commission (BCPC), presented an analysis of the recently released 2020 U.S. Census Redistricting Data Summary Files related to the "Jointure" townships (Newtown, Wrightstown, and Upper Makefield).
Her analysis, which will be incorporated into the updated Newtown Area Comprehensive Plan, covers population trends from 1950 through 2020, population change from 2000 to 2020, population by race, and housing data.
Listen to Ms. Wolff's report with more data tables and charts...
johnmacknewtown's insight:
Additional Information:
- The complete BCPC 2020 Census Data Report: https://bit.ly/BCPC2020CensusData
- Newtown Township Land Use Trends 2005-2020: https://bit.ly/NTlandUseTrends
- Comprehensive Plan Resident Survey Results (Newtown): https://www.johnmacknewtown.info/compsvy.html
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The Newtown Area Jointure (the joint municipal zoning consortium comprising Newtown Township, Upper Makefield Township, and Wrightstown Township) is in the process of updating the Newtown Area Comprehensive Plan, which was last updated in 2009.
See 2009 Newtown Area Joint Comprehensive Plan
The is the Jointure's primary land use policy document that sets goals and objectives, and a vision for future development and growth. The Comprehensive Plan (CompPlan) sets the foundation for land development standards, including subdivision and zoning laws.
The plan is periodically reviewed in order to make sure it reflects the most current needs and views of the community. To review and update the CompPlan, the Joint Zoning Council (JZC) hired the Bucks County Planning Commission (BCPC).
The Jointure would like to hear the views of as many residents as possible and is committed to ensuring the community plays an active role in developing the policies that will help shape the development in the Jointure for the next ten years and beyond. To that end, the BCPC hosted a Citizen Survey.
Survey Summary for Newtwon Residents
At the December 3, 2020, JZC meeting, BCPC Planner Jeremy Stoff reviewed results of the Citizen Survey. The following is a summary of the results focused on Newtown Township responses. The full results - including responses from all three municipalities - will be included in the final updated plan.
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Convenience stores with gas pumps dot the landscape in the far lower end of Bucks County and might now become a more common sight a little farther north in the Newtown area.
Supervisors in Newtown Township, Upper Makefield and Wrightstown recently approved an amendment to their joint municipal zoning ordinance that permits the use within certain zoning areas in all three municipalities.
The move is good news for Villanova-based developer The Provco Group, which wants to build a Wawa with 16 gas pumps just off the Newtown Bypass near Lower Silver Lake Road in Newtown Township. The amendment allows the use on land zoned Office Research in the township, and the Provco proposal is for a parcel zoned OR.
The company filed its application several months ago for the Wawa, and also a substantive challenge to the ordinance because it didn't allow for the use anywhere in the three townships. Doylestown attorney John VanLuvanee, who is representing Provco, said he hopes the zoning amendment takes care of the challenge and clears the way for construction of the Wawa.
Provco must go through the township's land development process and get approval from the supervisors for the Wawa to be built.
The ordinance amendment has dozens of requirements for convenience stores with gas pumps in the three townships, and allows them on land zoned OR in Newtown Township and parcels zoned Village Commercial or Village Commercial 2 in Upper Makefield and Wrightstown.
Supervisors in Newtown Township were the last among the three municipalities to green light the amendment when they voted 3-2 to approve it at a recent meeting. Board Chairman Phil Calabro and members Dennis Fisher and David Oxley voted yes, and John Mack and Kyle Davis voted no.
"We're giving them the best, sweetest part of the township for a gas station," Davis said.
johnmacknewtown's insight:
While this may or may not set a precedent for turning the Bypass into another Route 1, IMHO it does send the wrong message to other developers like Arcadia and Toll Bros who are also suing Newtown. The message is: "Newtown lacks the hutzpah to challenge developers in court."
Related Content:
- “Residents Present Their Case For and Against a Super WaWa on the Bypass”; https://www.johnmacknewtown.info/blog/?viewDetailed=201805171006
“Fresh from a Victory in Court Case Against Plumstead, Wawa’s Attorney Convinces the Newtown Planning Commission to Support Amending Zoning Ordinance to Allow Wawa on the Bypass”; http://sco.lt/7HUGbw - “If Wawa Comes to Newtown, Will It Be Able to Sell Beer & Wine Like the One in Middletown?”; http://sco.lt/6FfX96
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At the July 8, 2020, Newtown Board of Supervisors (BOS) meeting, Township Solicitor Dave Sander attempted to answer John Mack's request to clarify the timeline and next steps for approval of the final version of the E-30 amendment to the Newtown Area Zoning Ordinance that would allow a combination gas station/convenience store use. Mr. Sander argued that the draft amendment first be shown to Provco, which represents Wawa, for their review/approval before sending the finalized document to the Bucks County Planning Commission and then to the Boards of each of the Jointure's member townships. Recall that Provco is suing Newtown because it lacked such a use in any of its zones.
Mr. Sander argued that this "curative amendment" would have no bearing on the court case, which Provco can still proceed with.
Listen to his comments and opinions of Newtown Supervisors Mack and Calabro here: https://bit.ly/E30vProvco
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[The image above is an idea of what Wawa would likely prefer.]
In a first-ever virtual Zoom meeting of the Newtown Township Planning Commission (PC) on April 21, 2020, the members discussed the latest version of the E-30 Ordinance - Convenience Store/Fueling Station - submitted by the Joint Zoning Council (JZC).
In the 9-minute audio snippet featured in this post, the PC members discuss their consensus as to the maximum number of allowable fueling "pumps" and "stations". The Commission members answered questions sent via email by resident Michael Horbal:
It seems that the term "fuel pumps" is used by the town, but that proposed developments have used multiproduct fuel dispensers (MPD, Definition) with their terminology and there seems to be some confusion as to what is being proposed.
My questions are:
- Does "fuel pumps" have the same meaning as multiproduct fuel dispenser (MPD)?
- How many fuel pumps are being proposed by the planning commission?
- How many vehicles will be able to receive gas at the same time under the planning commission proposal?
- Does the proposal put our existing local gas stations at a competitive disadvantage if new stations will allow more fuel pumps than what currently exists?
Find out how the PC answered Mr. Horbal’s questions here…
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At the August 2, 2018, Newtown, Upper Makefield, and Wrightstown Zoning Council (JZC) meeting, solicitor Vicki Kushto reviewed the current court rulings regarding small wireless cells [aka Distributed Antennae Systems or DAS].
At the present time, DAS providers are considered Public Utilities and not subject to local zoning requirements. This means that DAS services could be installed in any public right of way (ROW) for which the Pennsylvania Utilities Commission (PUC) provides approval.
There is new legislation (HB2564) being introduced by Rep. Frank Farry that would severely limit local municipalities ability to regulate this use or to seek reimbursement for the use of its public ROWs.
The JZC opposes this legislation because, among other things, it is concerned that HB2564 legislation could result in DAS poles/structures being installed in developments, which are now served by underground utilities.
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