Monday, October 02, 2006
The determining factor
In Bucks County, zoning regulations determine how big or how small the size of building lots can be. A number of factors go into the decision - density, use, etc. But one Bucks municipality is considering throwing another factor into the mix. In rural Nockamixon Township, the water beneath a plot of land could determine the size of each lot.
There is not a lot of water up there, wells are deep and sometimes water is tough to find. The township is considering tying the new minimum lot size to where the land is located and the water resources that are available. Right now, the townhship has a 2 acre minimum. But if water resources are thrown into the mix, the minimum lot size could be 5 acres, and some areas where water is scarce could see a 15 acre minimum. That's a lot of land for one house.
There is not a lot of water up there, wells are deep and sometimes water is tough to find. The township is considering tying the new minimum lot size to where the land is located and the water resources that are available. Right now, the townhship has a 2 acre minimum. But if water resources are thrown into the mix, the minimum lot size could be 5 acres, and some areas where water is scarce could see a 15 acre minimum. That's a lot of land for one house.
