7 South Broad Street
Lititz, PA 17543
Zoning Hearing Board Minutes
February 22, 2016
The February 22, 2016 meeting of the Lititz Borough Zoning Hearing Board was called to order by Vice Chairman Kurtz at 7:00 PM. The meeting was opened with Silent Meditation, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
Zoning Hearing Board members present: Kurtz, Westcott, Eberly, Learn, McDonald (Alt)
Zoning Hearing Board members excused: Matthews, York (Alt)
Lititz Borough Council members present: C. VanBrookhoven
Also present: Susan Peipher, Solicitor; Vanessa Smith, Court Stenographer; Dorene Shaffner, Brian Carroll, Jennifer Rutter
The January 25, 2016 minutes were approved unanimously (5 – 0) from a motion by Learn and a second by Westcott.
Case #1722 – Dave Bomberger – 503A S Broad Street
Applicant forwarded by email a request for an extension of time to allow an additional 6 months to begin construction of the new home in order to get the information needed to construct a driveway from the rear of the property through an unopened street, for this property located at 503A S Broad Street, within the RS Residential District.
Westcott made a motion to extend the time frame to begin construction another 6 months from the date of the hearing (2/22/16). The motion was seconded by Eberly and passed unanimously, 5 – 0.
Case 1732 – Jennifer Rutter/Brian Carroll – 429 Hummingbird Drive
Applicants took no issue with the alternate member voting on their request and presented their request for a Special Exception from Section 207.C.3 and 401.D (Home Businesses, to operate a beauty salon within their home) and Section 311.I.2.c (Signage in a Residential District, to place business signage) of the Lititz Borough Zoning Ordinance in the R-1 Residential District.
Testimony included:
· The business will be compatible with the residential use
· The property owner will be the sole proprietor
· The only outside appearance of the business would be a 16” by 20” double sided sign suspended below the mailbox, and will not have any type of lighting
· Nothing will create noise, vibration, glare, fumes, odors or electrical interference
· The driveway will be expanded to allow for increased on-site parking
· Deliveries and traffic to the site will not exceed those volumes normally expected in a residential neighborhood
· Hours will be Tuesday through Saturday from 9am to 8pm by appointment only
After a brief discussion, Learn made a motion to approve the request as testified with the stipulation that the signage is not to exceed 16” x 20”, double-sided with no lighting. The motion was seconded by McDonald and passed unanimously, 5 – 0.
With no further items on the agenda for the evening, the hearing was adjourned at 7:35 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Lori McEntarfer
Zoning Hearing Board Secretary
Cc: Zoning Hearing Board
Historical Area Advisory Committee
Planning Commission
Council, Mayor
Borough Manager