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Trustees impose one-year moratorium on private bridge construction to allow zoning rules

Morgan Township Board of Trustees · April 14, 2026
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Summary

After a zoning commission recommendation that the township lacks bridge regulations, trustees adopted a temporary moratorium on private bridge approvals to give the zoning commission time to draft safety and fire-code–aligned rules; the moratorium lasts up to one year or until regulations are adopted.

The Morgan Township Board of Trustees on April 13 approved a temporary moratorium on new private bridges over waterways while the township drafts formal regulations.

Ken Tumbleton, chair of the zoning commission, told the trustees that current township regulations do not address private bridges and recommended a pause on approvals until the zoning…

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