BACKGROUND:
A petition ZOA #21-13 and RZ 20-01, Geddes Vista, was received by the township on January 6, 2020, requesting a map amendment to rezone two AG, Agriculture parcels (L -12-22-100-001 and L -12-22-100-002) to Planned Unit Development (PUD).
The applicant proposed to develop 206 single-family site condominium lots on the 80-acre subject site. The development proposes two (2) lot types – The Cove and The Crossing. The Cove encompasses 54 single-family lots (70 feet by 143 feet or 10,000 square feet) in the southern portion of the development site. The 10,000 sq/ft lot size is consistent with the R-1B, Single Family Suburban Residential District. The R-1B district is the densest (i.e., smallest lot width and lot size) single-family district in the township.
The Crossing encompasses 152 single-family lots (45 feet by 120 feet or 5,400 square feet) in the northern portion of the development site. There is no similar single-family district in the Zoning Ordinance. This lot size can only be achieved through the Planned Unit Development process.
The Pittsfield Township Planning Commission held a public hearing and received and considered public comments on this petition on December 17, 2020. The Pittsfield Township Planning Commission determined by separate resolution that the petition does not meet the standards for a zoning amendment as provided in Section 6.02.B of the Zoning Ordinance.
Accompanying this memorandum are draft resolutions – one accepting the ordinance on first reading and one declining to proceed with the rezoning.