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Board to send zoning officer on Hollowhorn Road horse‑barn variance; no solicitor attendance approved
Summary
Supervisors debated a variance for a horse barn on Hollowhorn Road (setback relief and a 0.3% impervious increase) and agreed to send the zoning officer to the hearing but declined to send the township solicitor or issue a solicitor letter.
The board considered an application for a horse barn on Hollowhorn Road that requests setback relief (from 200 feet to about 130 feet) and a small impervious coverage variance (10.3% vs 10%). Attorneys and supervisors questioned why the applicant did not reconfigure the plan to comply with setbacks and whether the 0.3 percentage-point impervious increase was "de minimis."
One supervisor said, "I still don't understand why we're not insisting on that... they should be able to come into compliance," while another called the plan "a good compromise" that keeps the barn away from steep slopes. After discussion the supervisors voted to send the township zoning officer to the hearing; a motion to have the solicitor draft a letter failed for lack of a second.
Township staff noted the zoning hearing board had requested at least the zoning officer's attendance. The board also discussed enforcement language that prohibits construction of accessory structures before a principal dwelling is built.
The zoning hearing board will now consider the application, with the township represented in person by its zoning officer.
