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Board enacts buffer and landscaping standards in SALDO rewrite
Summary
Ordinance 285 revises §131-34 buffer requirements in the subdivision and land development code, adding plan-preparation requirements, a species index, planting specifications, a two-season guarantee, and standards for 100-foot raised buffers. The ordinance passed 3-0.
On May 4, Paradise Township enacted Ordinance 285 to delete and restate buffer provisions in §131-34 of the SALDO (Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance). Solicitor Prevoznik called Zoning Officer Judy Acosta and Hanover Engineering's Steve Dellinger to provide testimony and Exhibits 1–10 were entered into the record; no public participants signed in and the Board enacted the ordinance 3-0.
The ordinance reorganizes existing buffer rules, mandates plan-preparation standards, incorporates a species index in an appendix, sets minimum nursery-stock height/spread/caliper, establishes mulch depth and a two-season guarantee for plantings, defines buffer types and widths (including a detailed 100-foot raised buffer specification) and clarifies maintenance responsibilities. The changes will be applied in future subdivision and land-development reviews.
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