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Commission sets 10-lot threshold for Conservation by Design, considers higher HOA minimums
Summary
At the Feb. 19 planning workshop, staff proposed and commissioners endorsed requiring Conservation by Design for developments of 10 lots or more and adding open-space rules for projects under 10 acres; officials discussed raising minimum HOA size above the current five homes and agreed to reword Article IV for clarity.
Township Engineer John Affriol led a review of the Conservation by Design zoning provisions at the Lower Windsor Township Planning Commission workshop on Feb. 19, 2025. Commissioners agreed the ordinance text needs clearer language; they discussed the minimum number of homes necessary to sustain a homeowners association and whether the current five-home standard should be raised.
The group reviewed densities: base density in Residential and Waterfront Recreation districts is 1 lot per acre and in the Village district is 2 lots per acre, and Conservation by Design can allow increases to 4 and 6 lots per acre respectively. After discussion, the Commission settled that subdivisions of 10 lots or more should be required to use the Conservation by Design procedures, and that open-space requirements should be added to the Residential, Village and Waterfront Recreation sections for subdivisions or developments under 10 acres. Affriol was asked to rework Article IV language and return with revised text.
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