Resident asks supervisors to reconsider zoning decision at 10 Tammy Lane, citing child-safety concerns

Steven Morris addressed the Williams Township Board of Supervisors on behalf of residents of Oak Street and Tammy Lane, asking the board to reconsider a zoning board decision on appeal 24-02 concerning 10 Tammy Lane.

Morris said the zoning board's prior decision was not "fair to the greater good" of the neighborhood and referenced multiple subsections of the township zoning code (numerous citations transcribed in the record) as the legal basis for his request. He told the supervisors his principal concern was public safety: the business at issue is busiest during the summer when children are likely to be playing in the cul-de-sac, and the streets cited have only one ingress and egress.

"My biggest concern ... is that this business busy season falls directly in line with summer break. You got kids running around when they have every right to be safe on a cul de sac street," Morris said. He asked the board to re-examine sections of the code tied to conditional use, permit issuance and regulation, multiple occupancy, and related permit processes.

Supervisors thanked Morris for his comments; the board did not take immediate action on zoning appeals at the meeting. Morris offered to provide documentation and suggested the board consult the zoning record for the appeal.