PUBLIC NOTICE
Notice of Public Hearing and Intent to Enact
Ordinance No. 307
Richland Township
Public Notice is hereby given that the Richland Township Board of Supervisors, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, will conduct a Public Hearing and consider the enactment of Ordinance No. 307, amending the Richland Township Code of Ordinances at its regularly scheduled Meeting on October 13, 2025, at 7:00 p.m., at the Richland Township Municipal Building located at 1328 California Road, Quakertown, PA.
At that meeting, the Board of Supervisors of Richland Township invites public comment on Ordinance No. 307 entitled:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF RICHLAND, BUCKS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AMENDING THE TOWNSHIP OF RICHLAND CODE OF ORDINANCES, BY REVISING CHAPTER 27 (ZONING), PART 4, (USE REGULATIONS), SECTION 27-402, (USES BY RIGHT, SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS, CONDITIONAL USES, AND USES NOT PERMITTED), TO AUTHORIZE THE ZONING OFFICER TO RENDER AD-MINISTRATIVE DECISIONS REGARDING UNDEFINED USES PROPOSED TO BE DEVELOPED IN RICHLAND TOWNSHIP; AND BY REVISING CHAPTER 27 (ZONING), PART 6, (OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICTS), SECTION 27-602, (LIMITATIONS), TO REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT THAT EXISTING DEVELOPED PROPERTIES IN THE ARTERIAL CORRIDOR OVERLAY DISTRICT RE-CEIVE CONDITIONAL USE APPROVAL FOR A RE-USE OF THE PROPERTY THAT DOES NOT RESULT IN A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN TRAFFIC TRIPS. THIS ORDINANCE CONTAINS SIGNIFICANT, SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES TO THE RICHLAND TOWNSHIP ZONING REGULATIONS, AND SHOULD BE REVIEWED IN ITS ENTIRETY FOR A COMPREHENSIVE UNDERSTANDING OF ITS PROVISIONS.
Copies of the proposed Ordinance is available, at no cost, for public inspection at the Richland Township Municipal Building, located at 1328 California Road, Quakertown, PA, between the hours of 8:30 A.M. and 4:00 P.M., Monday through Friday. Copies of the proposed Ordinance are also available at the Bucks County Law Library, 100 North Main Street, Doylestown, PA, and The Intelligencer, One Oxford Valley, 2300 E Lincoln Highway Ste 500D Langhorne, PA 19047, as well as on the Richland Township website: www.richlandtownship.org.
At the conclusion of the Public Hearing, the Richland Township Board of Supervisors will consider the approval and enactment of Ordinance No. 307.
Leslie Huhn
Township Manager