New Shohola zoning close to completion

VERA MORET
Posted 8/21/12

SHOHOLA TWP, PA — After extensive work, research and training by township planners Aaron Robinson, Peter Wulfhorst and Gary Hoeper, the rezoning of Shohola Township is near completion. All the red …

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New Shohola zoning close to completion

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SHOHOLA TWP, PA — After extensive work, research and training by township planners Aaron Robinson, Peter Wulfhorst and Gary Hoeper, the rezoning of Shohola Township is near completion. All the red tape has been completed and approved through the proper channels and will be up for approval at next month’s meeting.

All changes and details can be found on the Shohola website: shoholatwp.org. The new zoning laws in their entirety can be found on the website at shoholatwp.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/FINAL-DRAFT-DONE-BY-JO-JULY-2015.pdf. Anyone with concerns should consult the map and the document and address any issues prior to the voting on February 17.

Considering the immense amount of work put into these changes, this process has gone surprisingly smoothly, and the planning commission was recognized with a round of applause by the supervisors and attendees at the township meeting on January 14. A few of the most recent changes were reviewed. For example, private stables with 10 acres or more of land may have up to four horses. Residents are allowed to have up to five licensed dogs. Breeders are permitted larger litters as long as the puppies are six months of age or under. One change that may be of particular interest to Shohola residents is that there are now restrictions regarding the use of firearms in residential areas. Previously, no such restrictions existed.

The precise wording, on page 95 of the document, is as follows: “632 Restriction of the Discharge of Firearms: It shall be a prohibited activity and a violation of this Ordinance to discharge a firearm such that the projectile travels within 100 feet of any boundary line of the property upon which the firearm is discharged. No firearm shall be discharged on a lot less than one acre.”

The document is well over a hundred pages, however a clear table of contents does make it user friendly.

In other news, Shohola is to receive a new police car in replacement of the current Charger, which has been found to be unusable in the winter. With the proceeds from the Charger, coupled with funding found by supervisor Kieth Raiser, the township will now be able to procure a vehicle from Courtdale in Luzerne Township.

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