Planning commission recommends rezoning of 3679 Pickertown Road to R‑3

The Warrington Township Planning Commission on Aug. 6 recommended the rezoning of Bucks County tax parcel 50‑004‑022, an approximately 8.23‑acre property at 3679 Pickertown Road, from Residential Agricultural (RA) to R‑3 Residential Single Family. The commission voted to forward the map amendment to the Board of Supervisors for a public hearing.

An applicant representative who identified himself as Rob Gunlock said the property, an old farmstead surrounded by R‑3 zoning, was submitted with a conceptual plan showing two additional single‑family lots if rezoned. "We're looking for a recommendation to move forward so that the board of supervisors can schedule a hearing on this, so that the zoning is consistent with the surrounding," the representative said during his presentation.

Staff told the commission the solicitor reviewed submitted documentation and confirmed that the existing uses on the property may continue as preexisting nonconforming uses, but that any new lots would need to meet required setbacks and preexisting structures must comply if lots are subdivided. The commission discussed neighborhood impacts, including construction timing and potential noise and loss of an open field view for immediately adjacent homeowners; a commissioner asked staff and the applicant to consider those impacts as the proposal proceeds.

The planning commission made and seconded a motion to recommend the map amendment; members present signified their approval. The recommendation now goes to the Board of Supervisors, which will schedule a public hearing and make the final zoning decision.