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Council introduces zoning change to allow exercise and instructional studios in industrial zone
Summary
The borough introduced an ordinance to expand permitted uses in an industrial zone to include dance, martial arts and individualized sports instruction, with a motion to introduce made and public comment opened.
Borough officials introduced Ordinance No. 7 at the combined mayor-and-council meeting, a zoning change that would expand allowed uses in a designated industrial area to include exercise studios, instructional dance or martial arts studios and individualized instructional sports training facilities.
A borough official described the change as an attempt to provide options for properties formerly used for manufacturing, saying many of those businesses "have fallen away." Councilman Cypherowski moved to introduce the ordinance and Councilman Bacich seconded; the council opened the ordinance to public comment as part of the introduction.
No final vote or adoption was recorded at the meeting; the item was in the ordinance-reading portion of the agenda, meaning the council took the step to introduce and solicit public input. The public comment period included residents who spoke elsewhere on the agenda, but no formal public testimony opposing the zoning change was captured in the meeting record provided.
If adopted after subsequent readings and any required notices, the ordinance would change permitted uses in the identified industrial overlay zone to allow the listed instructional and fitness uses as an option for property owners and developers.
