Birmingham Township now has an updated zoning code regarding impervious coverage. Township supervisors Monday night adopted a change that Supervisors’ Chairman Scott Boorse said makes the code consistent throughout the township.
The amended code focuses on the amount of allowable impervious coverage, primarily on residential zoning districts. The amendment allows for 20 percent impervious coverage in all residential districts and makes some definition changes for other areas. Previously, different residential districts had different impervious coverage requirements, Boorse said, and it was confusing.
“The board took a look at all the impervious coverage across all the different zoning districts. As typically happens over time, there were a lot of inconsistencies as different zoning districts came about…In summary, they just weren’t consistent,” he said.
The township decided to check with five adjoining municipalities and found their codes call for 20 percent impervious coverage and 80 percent pervious in residential districts. Boorse added that all the commercial and farm side village districts remain as they were.
The amendment can be found on the township website.
Other business
• Supervisors accepted bids for two different fencing projects from J&A Fence of Kennett Square. J&A will repair or replace 720 feet of split rail fencing along Birmingham Hill for $10, 625. J&A will also replace 68 sections of five-rail colonial stack-style fencing at Sandy Hollow for $13,850.
• Mark Roman was appointed to the Recreation, Parks, and Open Space Committee to fill an existing vacancy. The term runs through 2029.
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