Notice is hereby given that the Nockamixon Township Zoning Hearing Board will hold a meeting for a hearing on April 3, 2025, at 7:00 p.m., in the Nockamixon Township Building, 589 Lake Warren Road, Upper Black Eddy, PA 18972, regarding the application of Joel D. Scharf (the “Applicant”).  The subject property is located on Nockamixon Road in Nockamixon Township, PA (Bucks County Tax Map Parcel No. 30-004-060).  The Applicant is requesting a variance from the following sections of the Nockamixon Township Zoning Ordinance: 1) §234-41.B to allow impervious surface ratio above the permitted amount; and 2) §234-36.B.2.f.4 to allow woodland disturbance above the permitted amount.  All members of the public are invited to attend the meeting and hearing.

NOCKAMIXON TOWNSHIP ZONING HEARING BOARD

William D. Oetinger, Solicitor GRIM, BIEHN & THATCHER

104 South Sixth Streets, P.O. Box 215, Perkasie, PA  18944

Nockamixon Resident Survey Results

An online Comprehensive Plan Update survey was launched on October 15, 2024 with a response due date of November 30, 2024. The survey link was distributed/advertised to Nockamixon residents via the Nockamxion website, Fall Newsletter mailing, flyers, and hard copies made available at the township office.

At the December 3, 2024 Planning Commission meeting, Bucks County Project Planners, Deanna Miller and Brynn-Erin Kerr, reviewed the results from the Comprehensive Plan Update Resident Survey as follows:

• Nockamixon Township’s best assets: Rural landscape and scenic beauty, agriculture and open space, and quality of life.
• Quality of life rating: Very Good 43% and Good 30%.
• Enjoy living in Nockamixon: 4.5-star rating out of 5.
• Residents planning to retire here: 38% said yes, and 20% said they had already retired in Nockamixon.
• Priorities for future planning: Retention of rural character, conservation and protection of natural resources, agriculture and open space, groundwater protection, and keeping taxes low topped the list.
• Priority issues for the future: Keeping the rural character, mitigating sprawl, and enforcement of ordinances were some of the issues cited.
• Safety: Safety was rated 4.0 out of 5.0, with 50.85% feeling safe and 28.81% feeling very safe.
• Climate Change actions: 60% thought Nockamixon should take actions toward mitigating climate change by encouraging small-scale alternative residential energy systems, such as solar, geothermal, and wind.
• Sustainability measures: Continuing to preserve land, providing electronic recycling options, and encouraging water conservation.
• Potential land uses for municipally owned properties: utilizing them as natural areas that protect environmental resources/wildlife, establishing hiking trails in natural areas, and farmland.
• Park usage: Most people said they had visited Nockamixon State Park (93%), the Delaware Canal State Park (81%), and Revere Veterans Park (58%) in the last year to hike, bike, and walk. Over 50% said the parks could be better maintained.
• Recreational opportunities: Suggestions included meadows, public gardens, hiking/biking trails, river access, and a community center.

Respondent demographics were as follows:

• Most of the respondents were aged 55 to 74.
• 33% were retired, 17% worked in the township and 16% worked elsewhere in Bucks County.
• Nockamixon was the primary residence for 98%.
• 90% owned their home.
• 50% had lived in Nockamixon for longer than 20 years.
• 30% said they associated themselves with the historic village of Kintnersville, 21% with Revere, and 17% with Ferndale. 24% said they did not associate with a village.