Council approves Greer Subdivision and adopts policy requiring notices on plans and deeds near active farms

Peters Township Council approved for recording the Greer Subdivision (Burning Tree LLC) and adopted a policy requiring notification on recorded subdivision plans and deeds where new lots are adjacent to active farms.

Staff presented the Greer Subdivision (two lots at 461 Turkey Foot Road) and explained Planning Commission conditions: the township engineer must approve driveway locations and a note must prohibit additional future driveways from the collector street. Council approved the departure from collector‑street driveway restrictions subject to those conditions and then approved the recording subject to Peters Creek Sanitary Authority confirmation of sanitary approvals and to deed/plan notices stating adjacent land is used for agricultural operations and protected under the Pennsylvania Right to Farm Act.

Council also adopted (7‑0) Resolution No. 70126 instituting a policy that requires notes on recorded plans and deed acknowledgments when lots are subdivided adjacent to active farms to inform buyers and preserve Right‑to‑Farm protections. Supporters said the measure helps set clear expectations for homeowners moving near agricultural operations; at least one council member said the policy is tied to the township’s broader effort to balance development and farming viability.

What this means: the Greer Subdivision may be recorded after sanitary approvals and required notations are placed on the plan and in deeds; the new policy will apply to future subdivisions adjacent to active agricultural operations in the township.