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Board opposes Huntsville pool coverage variance and takes neutral stance on Moyer Road open‑space variance
Summary
Douglass Township supervisors opposed a request to double allowable accessory building coverage for a Huntsville Drive property and declined to take a position on a Moyer Road subdivision's centralized open‑space variance, deferring that decision to the Zoning Hearing Board.
At its July 15 meeting the Douglass Township Board of Supervisors reviewed two zoning variance requests and recorded separate actions.
Engineer Khal Hassan described a variance application for 60 Huntsville Drive (R‑2) seeking to increase accessory building coverage from the permitted 7.5% to roughly 15.66% to allow an inground pool, extended pool decking for safer entry/egress, and a 740‑square‑foot wooden deck. The applicant, identified as Mr. Koback, told the board the pool would provide unrestricted aquatic‑based therapy access for his wife. Hassan and the Planning Agency indicated there were no documented physical property hardships and recommended the applicant reduce the proposed coverage. After discussion the board voted to oppose the variance request.
The board also reviewed a 27‑acre proposal at 115 W. Moyer Road (R1‑A), where the developer submitted two sketch plans: one that dispersed open space through the tract but did not meet the requirement for centralized common open space, and a second that met the centralized open‑space rule but created road relocations that raised concerns about flooding and wetlands. The board said it would remain neutral on a variance request for relief from the centralized open‑space requirement and deferred the matter to the Zoning Hearing Board to decide.
Both motions passed unanimously. The board’s positions will be entered into the record for the Zoning Hearing Board process.
