[Adopted 8-8-1996 by Res. No. 1996-7]
The Board of Supervisors of Washington Township, after receiving reports
of recommendation by the Washington Township Agricultural Advisory Committee,
the Washington Township Planning Commission and the Berks County Planning
Commission, and after a public hearing held on Thursday evening, August 8,
1996, at 6:30 p.m. at the Washington Township Municipal Building, Barto Rd.,
Barto, Pennsylvania, hereby readopts those lands, as set forth on Exhibit
A, which is attached hereto and made part hereof,[1] and added to the Washington Township Agricultural Security Area
by Resolution Nos. 1989-11, 1991-6, 1992-6 and 1994-3.
[1]
Editor's Note: Exhibit A is on file in the Township offices.
The Board of Supervisors of Washington Township, after receiving reports
of recommendation by the Washington Township Agricultural Advisory Committee,
Washington Township Planning Commission and the Berks County Planning Commission,
and after a public hearing held on Thursday evening, August 8, 1996, at 6:30
p.m. at the Washington Township Municipal Building, Barto Rd., Barto, Pennsylvania,
on the petition of Daniel A. and Karen L. Stauffer and John G. Lutz to add
their lands consisting of 82.85 acres on Sycamore Road and 12.960 acres on
Hoffmansville Road, respectively, to the presently existing Agricultural Security
Area in Washington Township are hereby added to and become part of the Agricultural
Security Area. The identification of the two aforesaid parcels of land are
contained at the end of Exhibit A, which is attached hereto and made part
hereof.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Exhibit A is on file in the Township offices.
The lands included in the Washington Township Agricultural Security
Area, as readopted and added to by this resolution, shall be afforded all
of the protection set forth in the Agricultural Security Area Law, Act 43
of 1981, as amended, 3 P.S. § 901 et seq., so as to encourage the
continuity, development and viability of agriculture within such area, including
but not limited to limitations on the exercise of the power of eminent domain.
The Board of Supervisors hereby authorizes the filing of a description
of the lands to be included in the Washington Township Agricultural Security
Area as a result of this resolution in the office of the Recorder of Deeds
of Berks County, the Berks County Planning Commission and the Washington Township
Planning Commission and to forward a copy thereof to the Secretary of Agriculture.
