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Township authorizes legal action over repeated zoning violations at 128 Swamp Creek Road
Summary
After repeated zoning violations at 128 Swamp Creek Road — including occupancy of an RV contrary to prior direction — the board authorized the solicitor to draft a 30-day violation notice and to file legal zoning enforcement if the property is not brought into compliance.
The Douglass Township Board on June 16 authorized its solicitor to pursue legal zoning enforcement against the property at 128 Swamp Creek Road after repeated violations, including occupancy in an RV.
Chairman Josh Stouch described prior actions asking the resident to relocate the RV and said the owner returned with a different RV. Stouch asked Solicitor Wendy McKenna to issue a 30-day violation notice to correct the conditions and said that, if the violations are not corrected within that time, the solicitor should file legal zoning enforcement action. The board voted to authorize that legal action; the motion passed unanimously.
The board did not specify the exact ordinance citations, the remedies sought in court, or a timetable for legal filings; McKenna was authorized to proceed under township zoning enforcement authority.
Ending: The solicitor will issue a 30-day notice and, if noncompliance continues, will file legal enforcement. The meeting record shows no public comment on the matter.
