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Residents urge stronger setbacks, lower height and other limits in proposed Ordinance 26-3
Summary
During public comment, residents asked the borough to require 'landscape with trees' in Ordinance 26-3, and proposed limits including a 40-foot maximum building height, restricting stacked townhouses to affordable units, and age-restricting the development; one resident also requested the DPW building be painted.
During the public-comment period of the Feb. 9 meeting, residents raised concerns and suggested specific changes to proposed Ordinance 26-3.
Sandy Batty said the setbacks and buffers in Ordinance 26-3 are too small and asked that the ordinance specify "landscape with trees" rather than the more general term "landscape." George Jackson asked that the borough paint the front of the Department of Public Works building and suggested multiple changes to Ordinance 26-3, including limiting building height to 40 feet, permitting stacked townhouses only within affordable housing units, and age-restricting the development.
The minutes do not record any council response to these public comments or any staff reply; the record lists the comments as part of the public-comment period and does not show that the council took action on Ordinance 26-3 at this meeting. The minutes also do not include the ordinance text or additional detail on the scope of the proposed development, so specifics beyond the commenters’ suggestions are not recorded here.
If council or staff choose to act on these suggestions, ordinance language, staff reports, or subsequent agenda items would need to reflect any changes.
