Testifying before council, Steve Dellinger of Hanover Engineering explained that the zoning ordinance only allows a home located in a forest residential zoning district to be used as a guest house or bed and breakfast if the property owner requests a conditional use hearing and if the council approves the use.
He added that one of the listed requirements for a guest house is that the property must have public water and sewer facilities. The property in question does not meet that requirement.
Borough resident Stan Alekna noted that Section 14-2604 of the Code of Ordinances requires an applicant for a conditional use to prove that the proposed use will not detract from the use and enjoyment of adjoining or nearby properties.
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Lancaster Farm Sanctuary has been granted a reprieve â for now â from losing its permission to operate.
The owners of a neighboring farm, Cindi and Ed Hughes of Heritage Creek Farm Camp, have complained about increased traffic on a shared driveway lane off Milton Grove Road in a rural area of Mount Joy Township and asked the township to revoke the sanctuaryâs agritourism enterprise permit.
Township supervisors, at their meeting Monday, declined to weigh in on the request. The permit was issued by the township in July. The sanctuary, on 18 acres behind the Hughesâ property, cares for about 70 rescued farm animals and is open to visitors. It is operated by Sarah Salluzzo and Jonina Turzi.
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