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Resident asks planning commission to consider rezoning land along Camp Meeting and Flint Hill roads to protect farmland
Summary
Brian Dietrich urged the commission to rezone parcels along Camp Meeting and Flint Hill roads from Rural Residential to Agricultural to preserve farmland; commissioners discussed mapping, soil conditions, impacts on housing availability and school enrollment, and recommended further meetings with supervisors, the engineer and solicitor.
At the Aug. 19 meeting, Brian Dietrich asked the Lynn Township Planning Commission to consider rezoning properties along Camp Meeting Road and Flint Hill Road from Rural Residential to Agricultural to keep more township land in farming and crop production.
Commission members discussed the potential benefits of preserving productive farmland and the trade-offs for housing supply. Secretary Willard Dellicker said he supports farming but warned rezoning could leave little space for people to move into the area or for residents who want to downsize and that limiting growth could contribute to rising property taxes. Commissioners also noted recent declines in school enrollment and linked demographic change to development patterns.
The commission asked Dietrich to provide maps showing the parcels he would like considered, including delineation of wooded areas, tillable land and soil conditions. Fritz Najarian offered to contact Donna Wright, who has a GIS program, to obtain maps. Commissioners suggested several specific considerations if the zoning map is reviewed, including possibly renaming the Agricultural Preservation district to avoid confusion, rezoning the village of Jacksonville to Rural Village, and considering Pine Lakes of Lynn for Rural designation.
No formal motion was recorded on rezoning at this meeting. Commissioners said multiple meetings would be needed and that any rezoning would also involve the Board of Supervisors as well as the township engineer and solicitor for technical and legal review.
