PLACE OF MEETING:	Township Building meeting room
TIME OF MEETING:	7:30 p.m.
PURPOSE OF MEETING:	Workshop meeting to discuss proposed changes to draft ordinances
IN ATTENDANCE:	Board of Supervisors - Kenneth Miller, Zoe Perkins, Karl Brachwitz Planning Commission - Jim Wendelgass, Kate Damsgaard, Vincent Kling, Wheeler Aman, Jean Warrick Environmental Advisory Council - Pam Brown, George Burnley, Virginia Wright, Craig Hannafin, Jan Beale Zoning Hearing Board - Jane Gaffer, Larry Shontz

The meeting was called to order at 7:45 p.m. by Chairman Kenneth Miller. Since Toll Brothers, Inc./Orleans Homebuilders, Inc., submitted an application to the Zoning Hearing Board for a validity challenge to the Zoning Ordinance on Friday, Mr. Miller allowed some time to discuss the submission. The application is for Eagle Farms, approximately 375 acres in the southeast corner of the Township, challenging the R-3 zoning, which requires 3 acres for each lot, saying that this requirement is exclusionary and presenting a plan for residential development of 506 single family homes on lots of 12,000-15,000 sq. ft., which they would implement if the present Zoning Ordinance is found invalid. Board members applauded Bob and Kathy McDevitt for the nice job they did on the letter they sent to surrounding landowners regarding the June 18 newspaper article about Eagle Farms and the expected development of it. They took issue with the "700 to 1,000 homes and an 18-hole golf course" to be built there. Mr. Miller figured out that if the TDR option was approved and if the entire area were used as a receiving zone, the maximum number of homes would be 370. Since their plan shows 506, it puts us into the legal arena, just what we were hoping to avoid. The challenge is under the present Zoning Ordinance, which will stay in effect until the proposed ordinances are adopted. Upper Uwchlan Township has not been challenged since their ordinance allows 1-1/2 units per acre. Mr. Miller noted that instead of trying to place blame for this development, we should be grateful that the Ewings have kept that area open for many years. Bill Lacoff, Owen J. Roberts School Board member, suggested that the Township ask for 25 acres of land to use for building a new school(s). Mrs. Perkins ended this part of the meeting with the news that at the July 16 meeting the Planning Commission was presented with a sketch plan for 114 age restricted manufactured homes in the Ludwigs Corner area.

At 8:07 the workshop for the proposed ordinances began with Mr. Miller stating that this meeting was for the purpose of reviewing comments made at the public hearings on June 1, 15, and 29 and that public comment would not be part of this meeting. Speaking to the first item on the agenda (Article IV, V, & VI - RC, R-3 & R-2), Vincent Kling stated that in his opinion the tier system needs to be "tweaked" so that it would 1) not be easily or quickly challenged and 2) be made more fair to property owners with 10-50 acres. He felt that the reason our ordinances were never challenged before was because, in general, people wanted what was contained in them. He was concerned that tier 4 would produce an unmanageable number of community sewer systems, homeowners associations, and "little" public streets that would be a detriment in the future. He suggested that tier 1 be revised to allow 10 acre lots with no requirement for open space allotment so that arrangements could be made for family inheritance with no open space restrictions that may or may not apply in 10-15 years from subdivision, and that tiers III and IV allow areas netted out (environmental constraints) to be considered open space. After considerable discussion, with much of it relating to being fair when family inheritances were the reason for subdivisions, Jim Wendelgass summarized saying that the tier system is very complicated, but also as defensible a proposal as you can get. Craig Kologie agreed, saying that the system is not unfair, but it does require a lot more thought. Pam Brown reminded everyone that the 5-Step Design Process might provide the middle ground - let's give it a try. Randall Arendt and Craig Kologie will work on implementing changes to the tier system and have them ready for the next meeting.

Discussion then went on to the next items on the agenda:

Article IV, V & VI - RC, R-3 & R-2
    Manager Heist indicated that there are situations where a minimum lot size is called for even though the tier system essentially does away with lot size restrictions (i.e.-nonconforming lots, etc.). It was the consensus that those areas refer to tier IV density allowances.

1102B.3. - PC/LI
    No warehousing is allowed, although some may be necessary for stocking of items for sale. It was recommended that warehousing be allowed.

1102B.3. - PC/LI
    This is covered in another area.

1102B.6.b. (1)
    Recommended changing computation of stacking length for drive-through lanes be changed to 160 feet.

1102B.9.f.
    Recommended removal of suggested wording "and/or the lot graded" as relates to confining animal wastes to the lot on which they originate and change to read "...shall be designed and conducted so that..."

At 10:00 the meeting adjourned. Next meeting is scheduled for August 4 at 7:30 at the Township building.