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Union City council reviews zoning tweaks, parking changes and notes upcoming projects
Summary
Council discussed zoning text amendments (skill games of chance finalized earlier; new proposals on above-ground pools and removable sheds on adjoining vacant lots), parking ordinance changes for Municipal Lot #2, TA Set-Aside sidewalk project start July 15, selection of WRA LLP for school crossing engineering, and RT 97 engineering cost concerns.
Union City Borough Council reviewed several planning and public-works items on July 9, including proposed zoning amendments, a parking ordinance tweak, a sidewalk project start date, engineer selection for a school crossing, and a budget note on the RT 97 project.
On zoning, council recorded prior approval of changes related to skill games of chance and discussed additional proposed amendments to allow above-ground pools on adjoining vacant lots and to permit removable sheds up to 144 square feet on a gravel base, skids or pillars with no adjoining-property setback (front-yard setbacks would still apply). Solicitor Tim Wachter was asked to draft suggested ordinance language for council review.
Council also reviewed possible changes to front-end parking in Municipal Lot #2 and asked the Streets Supervisor to calculate parking capacity under angled-parking layouts; the Solicitor will prepare proposed ordinance language for council consideration.
On capital projects, the Borough Manager announced the TA Set-Aside sidewalk project will begin Monday, July 15, 2024. Council agreed to use WRA, LLP — the county-appointed engineer — for the approved school crossing feasibility study and subsequent engineering. Regarding the RT 97 project, staff warned that the $10,000 grant line for engineering and inspection could be insufficient if construction slows or encounters unforeseen conditions such as rock, which could increase monitoring costs and require additional borough coverage.
Council did not take final votes on zoning or parking amendments at the meeting; actions were limited to directing the Solicitor to draft ordinance language and to selecting the engineer for the school crossing work.
