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Resident raises concerns about unequal zoning enforcement and local land-use court rulings
Summary
A Concord Township resident told the council he sees unequal application of zoning codes and cited a court decision in a dispute involving the Cappelli property, urging the township to enforce codes uniformly and address outstanding property compliance issues.
A resident urged Concord Township officials at the Oct. 7 meeting to apply zoning and code requirements uniformly and to enforce court orders and code decisions consistently across neighborhoods.
Speaking during public comment, the resident referenced a court matter (transcript reference: Kerr v. Cappelli) and asserted that the Cappellis’ commercial use of 139 Schoolhouse Lane had been ruled unlawful by a three-judge panel. The resident said he and others filed multiple right-to-know requests and remain concerned that township records did not justify the continued use. He urged the township to require that property owners follow the same rules "no matter who your political friends are."
Council members acknowledged the comment and accepted documents the resident offered to provide to the solicitor and staff for follow up. The township solicitor later noted that an appeal in an unrelated land-use matter (Penzance winery) had been filed by neighbors and that no judge had been assigned yet; the transcript indicates the town will file the reproduced record in due course.
The council did not take immediate enforcement action during the Oct. 7 meeting; the resident asked that the solicitor and staff review the records and apply the township’s zoning and permitting processes consistently.
