Information on Zoning and Permit Requirements in Bushkill
Township is provided in the following
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Bushkill Township Official Map
On Thursday, April 21, 2005, Bushkill Township adopted a revised Official Map as
necessary to provide greater ability to preserve and protect its
remaining
greenways
(i.e., the
woodlands along its streams which include the Bushkill Creek, Sobers Run,
and West Branch Sobers Run, including all tributaries and associated wetland
areas).
As a planning tool, the Official Map allows the Township up to one full year
following the submittal of a site development plan to work with developers and
landowners to create a plan that best meets the intended provisions of items
included on the Official Map, including infrastructure needs, park planning,
trail planning, and preservation of greenway areas. Protection of greenway
aeras should minimize impact on stream-side woodlands and natural areas,
including areas mapped along larger streams (those mapped by the United States
Geological Survey on 7.5 Minute Quadrangles) where prior clearing of woodlands
and natural areas has occurred. Such cleared areas are now designated for
restoration in order to best protect the water quality of out local streams.
Planning alternatives for preservation and protection of all mapped areas
include conservation easements, deed restrictions, conservation zoning, and land
acquisition.
