Eldred Township Supervisors

MONROE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

Cleun Wafer

GRETCHEN GANNON PETTIT - Chairman

MARY ANNE CLAUSEN - Vice-Chairman
SHARON F. SaLT - SecretarylTreasurer

April 1, 2014
Christine Dettore, Planning Director
Monroe County Planning Commission
1 Quaker Plaza, Room 106
Stroudsburg, PA 18360
Dear Ms. Dettore:
Enclosed please find draft copies of both the Zoning Ordinance and SALDO amendments for
Eldred Township. As per the Financial Assistance Program II (FAP II) guidelines, the Township
is requesting that a technical review be completed. The Township is also requesting a MPC
review.
Please note that these amendments are on the Eldred Township Planning Commission agenda for
their recommendation on April 17, 2014.
If you have any questions or require any additional information, please do not hesitate to contact
me at (610) 381-4252.

Sincerely,

Sharon F. Solt
Eldred Township Supervisor/Secretary/Treasurer

P.O. Box 600 490 Kunkletown Road, Kunkletown, PA 18058

Tel. 610-381-4252 FAX 610-381-4257 e-mail: info@eldredtwp.org www.eldredtwp.org

MONROE COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION

ADMINISTRATIVE CENTER

TO:

Christine Dettore) Director

FROM:

Christine Meinhart-Fritz, senio~~.leI', Lead CIJV

Eric Koopman, Senioi' Planner ~)

DATE:

Apri125,2014

SUBJECT:

Zoning Ordinance Amendments

Eldred Township
MCPC review 65-14
Technical Review #3

1 Quaker Plaza, Room 106

Stroudsburg, PA 18360-2169
Phone: 570-517-3/00

Fax: 570-517-3858
lIlCPC@1I101Il'oeColllltypa.gov
Il'Il'W./1/ onroecollll(j'pa.gov

The Township of Eldred is proposing a comprehensive list of amendments to its zoning ordinance.
The Township has applied for reimbursement for these ordinance amendments through the Financial
Assistance Program II (FAP II). This review should be considered the technical review required by
the FAP II as well as the review required by the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code
(PMPC).
The above mentioned zoning ordinance amendments have been reviewed on the basis of generally
accepted plaIUling principles and the provisions set forth by the PMPC, as amended. The following
comments are offered:

Technical Comments

1. The proposed ordinance amendments are generally consistent with the PMPC, Act 247 of 1968,
as amended, ill terms of following required procedures.
2. The proposed amendments \vere previously reviewed by this office (MCPC I'evie\v #36-14) on
March 26, 2014. Previous comments have been satisfactorily addressed.

Regional Planning Comments

3. The proposed amendments are generally consistent with the Monroe County Comprehensive
Plan, June 1999 and with the Chestlluthill, Jackson, Eldred, and RossTownship Regional
Comprehensive Plan, 2006 with respect to implementing regional planning practices.

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Zoning Ordinance Amendments
Eldred Township
MCPC review #65~ 14
Technical Review #3
4. This office has worked closely with the To\vnship developing the proposed amendments in order
to better promote the goals of the Chestnuthill, Jackson, Eldred, Ross and Polk Townships
(CJERP) Regional Plmming group and support ordinance consistency within the region. The
Township should be commended for taking an active role in this process.

General Comments
5. If any revisions are made to the proposed zoning ordinance amendments, they must be
resubmitted to the MCPC for review prior to adoption. TIlis requirement was recently affirmed
by the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court in Hanover Healthcal'e Plus, Inc. v. Zoning Hearing
Board of Penn Townsllip 875 A.2d 1255 (Pa. Cmwlth 2005). It is recommended that the
TO\vnsllip discuss this with their solicitor.
6. The StaiY has reviewed the proposed amendments and recommends that they be adopted, subject
to the above noted conunents being addressed.
In an attempt to maintain a library of municipal ordinances, we request that any adopted ordinance
amendments (Zoning, Zoning Map and SALDO) be sent to the MCPC within 30 days of enactment
as specified in the PMPC.
This review is subject to the approval of the Monroe County Planning COllunission atits next
regqlarly scheduled meeting.

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CHESTNUTHILL TOWNSHIP
CHESTNUTHILL ZONING ORDINANCE

Amend the following rows of the Table of Permitted Uses (119 Attachment 2) referenced in 119-27 as noted:
,
Commercial Uses

Flea market, outdoor

CR

RR

R-l

R-S

R-2

R-3

Zoo or menagerie or keeping of wild or exotic animals

VC

;
-N

GC

L1C

GI

BP

regional use - see 119-27E

CR

RR

R-l

R-S

R-2

R-3

VC

GC

L1C

GI

BP

Recycling facility collection center (119-40) provided all

operations of an industrial scale occur within an
enclosed building (other than township-owned use)

~
G

J::!

Miscellaneous Uses

CR

RR

R-t

R-S

R-2

R-3

VC

GC

L1C

GI

BP

SE

Manufacturing, Industrial and Similar Uses

Wild or exotic animals. keeping of

CHESTNUTHILL SALDO

Item 14: 98-76.1B(3) - Change LI District to LlC District.

ELDRED TOWNSHIP
ELDRED TOWNSHIP ZONING ORDINANCE

A.

Amend the definition of Water Extraction/Bottling in 303 as follows:

Water Extraction/Bottling - Any use which involves the pumping or removal of water from groundwater sources,
with or without bottling, for retail or wholesale sale. Considered manufacturing. light indl:Jstr}' for the purposes
of regulation by this Ordinance.
B.

Amend the following row in the Regional Uses Table in 400.4 as noted:

REGIONAL USES
Zoning District
Land Use
Chestnuthill
Solid Waste Transfer Facility

C.

Jackson

Eldred

Ross

Amend the Schedule of Uses referenced in 404.1 as follows:

Proposed for 05-01-14 (updated Chestnuthill: Zoo or menagerie)

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1.

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I - Industrial District
List of conditional uses: delete detention facilities and add correctional facilities.
List of conditional uses: delete industrial wastewater treatment facilities.
List of principal permitted uses: delete recycling units, mobile and recycling collection facilities, large

a.
b.
c.

and small
2.

RR - Rural Resource District list of special exceptions: delete wind energy facilities and add wind energy

facilities, commercial.
3.

C- Commercial District
List of principal permitted uses: delete recycling units, mobile.
List of special exceptions: delete recycling collection facilities, large and small and add recycling

a.
b.

facilities.
c.

List of conditional uses:

delete retail business/large scale development and add large scale

retail/commercial development.
ELDRED TOWNSHIP SAlDO

No changes.

JACKSON TOWNSHIP

JACKSON TOWNSHIP ZONING ORDINANCE

A.

In 27-801.3, add mineral processing to the list of conditional uses in the I - Industrial District.

B. Correct section references in and update Subsection E of the definition of family as follows:
E.

C.

Not more than eight (8) people who are granted a special exception if shown to be functioning as a
single nonprofit housekeeping unit (a functional family) pursuantto 119 40A(18).

Correct section reference in definition of nude model studio.

JACKSON TOWNSHIP SALDO

No changes.

ROSS TOWNSHIP
ROSS TOWNSHIP ZONING ORDINANCE

Amend the following rows of the Table of Uses by District in 306.B as noted:

Junkyards

402.A.24

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Mineral extraction (including oil and gas wells)

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402.A.27

ROSS TOWNSHIP SALDO

No changes.

ZONING ALL TOWNSHIPS

REGIONAL USES TABLE
Add not permitted to the blank cells of the Regional Uses Table as noted below in:
A. Chestnuthill Township: 119-27E(4)
B. Eldred Township: 400.4.
C. Jackson Township: 27-204.1D
D. Ross Township: 306.A4

REGIONAL USES
Land Use

Zoning Districts Allowed

Chestnuthill

Jackson

Eldred

Ross

Adult Business

not permitted

not permitted

not permitted

Agriculture Products Processing

not permitted

not permitted

Animal Shelters

not permitted

not permitted

not permitted

GC

Bulk Fuel Storage Facility

not permitted

not permitted

Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation

not permitted

not permitted

not permitted

RR

Correctional Facility

not permitted

not permitted

RR, I

not permitted

Distribution Center/Truck Terminal

not permitted

not permitted

GC

VC,GC

not permitted

not permitted

GC

Industrial Wastewater Treatment Facility

not permitted

not permitted

not permitted

Industry

not permitted

not permitted

Junk Yard

not permitted

not permitted

not permitted

RR

Kennel

not permitted

not permitted

RR

not permitted

Large- Scale Retail/Commercial Development

VC, GC, L1C*

GC

Mineral Processing

not permitted

not permitted

Mobile Home Park

R-3

not permitted

not permitted

R-2

Power Plant

not permitted

not permitted

Race Track

not permitted

not permitted

RR

GC

GI

not permitted

Flea Market, Outdoor

Recycling Facility

Proposed for 05-01-14

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REGIONAL USES
land Use

Zoning Districts Allowed

Chestnuthill

Jackson

Eldred

Ross

not permitted

not permitted

not permitted

RR

not permitted

not permitted

RR

Solid Waste landfill

not permitted

not permitted

not permitted

RR

Solid Waste Facility

not permitted

not permitted

not permitted

Travel Plaza

not permitted

not permitted

GC

Wind Energy Facility, Commercial

not permitted

not permitted

RR

RR

Zoo or Menagerie

not permitted

RC

not permitted

not permitted

Resource Recovery Facility

Shooting Range, Outdoor Commercial

*Only permitted per applicable design requirements in 98-76.1, 119-40A(47) and 119-40A(48).
Chestnuthill Township
RR - Rural Residential
R-3 - Medium High Density Residential
VC - Village Commercial/Residential
GC - General Commercial
GI - General Industrial
L1C - Light Industrial/Commercial
Eldred Township
RR - Rural Residential
C - Commercial
I - Industrial

Jackson Township
RC - Recreation Commercial
C - Commercial
I - Industrial
Ross Township
RR - Rural Residential
R-2 - Medium Density Residential
GC - General Commercial

Proposed for 05-01-14