Dear DECA Residents,
Adam and I are in the initial
steps of gathering information regarding the possibility of making and selling
beer out of the confines of our garage. Perhaps some of you have seen the
zoning notice sign on the edge of our property. We would like to give you
a better idea as to what this possible endeavor may involve, and
assure you that it will not have an impact on our neighborhood.
If this small business
does eventually come to life, it would not affect our neighborhood in any way.
There would be no customer traffic, no parking, and no customers drinking beer on
our property. There may be a few ingredient deliveries to our home, but no more
than what would come to a typical family residence. We would not put up a
sign, and everything would take place inside of the garage.
Our tentative plan would be to distribute our beer to a few local grocery
stores, restaurants and bars. It can be compared to someone painting pictures
in their garage, and then trying to sell their paintings at a local art show.
This is all very new
to us. We are only in the "information-gathering" stages.
After some investigation, and reading the zoning section of the Code of the Township of East Whiteland,
Pennsylvania, specifically sections related to residential usage, we are
confident that our tentative plans do satisfy these requirements. (see below)
Please do not hesitate
to contact us if you have any questions or concerns. We will do our best to
answer them in any way that we can. We realize how fortunate we all are to be
able to reside here in the Down East Community. It is a wonderful place to
live, and we would never do anything to change this.
Thank you for taking
the time to read this letter.
Sincerely,
Lisa and Adam Beck
226 Old Swedesford Rd.
Malvern, PA 19355
226 Old Swedesford Rd.
Malvern, PA 19355
Home: 484
206-5184
Adam's cell: 484
612- 5018
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References
Zoning Hearing Notice (link)
East Whiteland
Township Website (link)
Code of the Township
of East Whiteland, Pennsylvania (link)
NO-IMPACT HOME-BASED
BUSINESS
A business or
commercial activity administered or conducted as an accessory use that is
clearly secondary to the use as a residential dwelling and that involves
no customer, client or patient traffic, whether vehicular or pedestrian,
pickup, delivery or removal functions to or from the premises, in excess of
those normally associated with residential use. The business or commercial
activity must satisfy the following requirements:
A. The business
activity shall be compatible with the residential use of the property and
surrounding residential uses.
B. The business shall
employ no employees other than family members residing in the dwelling.
C. There shall be no
display or sale of retail goods and no stockpiling or inventory of a
substantial nature.
D. There shall be no
outside appearance of a business use, including, but not limited to, parking,
signs or lights.
E. The business
activity may not use any equipment or process which creates noise, vibration,
glare, fumes, odors or electrical or electronic interference,
including interference with radio or television reception, that is
detectable in the neighborhood.
F. The business
activity may not generate any solid waste or sewage discharge, in volume or
type, which is not normally associated with residential use in
the neighborhood.
G. The business
activity shall be conducted only within the dwelling and may not occupy more
than 25% of the habitable floor area.
H. The business may
not involve any illegal activity.
§ 200-28. Home
occupations.
A. No-impact
home-based businesses. No-impact home-based businesses, as defined in this
chapter, are permitted by right in all residential districts
and in dwellings in all mixed use districts.
B. Standards
applicable to professional services home occupations and general home
occupations. All home occupation uses not qualifying as no-impact
home-based businesses, as defined in this chapter, are permitted by
special exception, subject to the following conditions:
(1) Off-street parking
shall be provided in accordance with Article XII.
(2) Persons engaged in
the use shall comply with Township mercantile, occupational privilege, and
business privilege tax regulations. Editor's Note: See Ch. 180, Taxation.
(3) No goods shall be
publicly displayed.
(4) The use shall be
carried on entirely within a dwelling unit or a building accessory thereto, and
only one such home occupation use shall be permitted within one dwelling
unit.
[Amended 11-14-2007 by
Ord. No. 201-2007]
(5) No oversized
vehicles shall be associated with the use.
(6) No sales of goods
shall be made from the premises.
(7) The use shall not
produce high levels of vehicular traffic, or noise, odors, air pollution, or
glare.
(8) The residential
character of the premises and the neighborhood shall be maintained.
(9) A maximum of two
persons not permanent residents of the dwelling unit may be employed in the
use.
[Added 11-14-2007 by
Ord. No. 201-2007]
(10) No more than 25% of
the gross floor area of the dwelling may be used for the use.
[Added 11-14-2007 by
Ord. No. 201-2007]
(11) The use shall not
alter or change the exterior character or appearance of the dwelling, except
for signs as permitted by Article XIII.
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