What can residents do to prevent agricultural/conservation land from being rezoned?
A rezoning petition (and an accompanying petition to amend the Comprehensive Plan) is presented to the Township Supervisors. The consideration of these petitions is a public matter, so the Supervisors hold public hearings before voting on them. [In the case of the Nye-Hart properties, the hearings on these two petitions will be held on April 22 (6:00 p.m.) and April 28 (5:30 p.m.) at the Township Building.] That is why Concerned Citizens is urging residents to (1) write to the Supervisors and urge them to oppose the rezoning of agricultural/conservation land (for example the past issues to reject the petition to rezone the Nye and Hart properties); and (2) attend the public hearings and voice your opposition to these rezoning petitions.
Related Questions
- Why did residents receive a notice regarding the assessment on their agricultural land if this category is not going to be assessed?
- Who makes the decisions to rezone agricultural/conservation land or keep the zoning as it is?
- How is the value of the agricultural land conservation easement determined, and by whom?
