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Assembly hears ordinance to allow organized trailhead facilities in more zoning districts; conditional review in residential areas
Summary
Staff proposed a zoning amendment that defines "organized trail facilities," allows them in additional zones with conditional review in rural residential districts, and aims to streamline permitting while protecting neighbors through planning‑commission conditions.
Katie Whiteside, the borough’s long‑range planner, and Mayor Hopkins presented an ordinance on June 17 that would define “organized trail facility” and allow trailhead facilities in more zoning districts while retaining conditional‑use review in rural residential areas.
Whiteside said the change is administrative: it would not build any trails but would create a clear permitting path for trailheads — places that typically include parking, kiosks, bollards and similar user facilities — and would avoid an onerous rezoning process now required in many districts. Under current code, an organized trail…
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