Spring 2024 Curbside Chipping Begins Monday, March 25th
Curbside chipping is scheduled for Monday through Friday, the week of March 25, weather permitting. This is a courtesy offered to Township residents only. It is offered to assist with storm damage and incidental pruning by homeowners. It is not meant for homeowners to have a contractor take a tree down and then have Public Works clean up the debris. It is also not meant for homeowners clearing a portion of their properties.
Please leave branches at the curb (do not stack, tie or pile them), cut side facing the street, by 7 AM on Monday, March 25th. There is a 15 minute time limit per property.
Brandywine Hills Point-to-Point
Sunday, April 7
Gather your family and friends for this time-honored tradition!
A favorite spring outing for families in Chester County and beyond, the 81st running of the Brandywine Hills Point-to-Point sponsored by Radnor Hunt Foxhunters & The Hounds Foundation, is slated for Sunday, April 7th at the picturesque grounds of Brandywine Red Clay Alliance’s (BRC’s) Myrick Conservation Center on Route 842, located approximately six miles west of West Chester and three miles east of Unionville. This meet is the oldest Point-to-Point in the Delaware Valley.
Pocopson Township Seeks Volunteers for Founders Day
In celebration of the 175th anniversary of our founding, Pocopson Township will again be hosting its beloved Founders Day Community Celebration on September 14th, 2024, in Pocopson Park. Members and friends of our community will enjoy a beautiful fall day filled with fun, loads of children’s and adult activities, great food and live music, local arts and crafts and exhibitors, and many wonderful opportunities to experience and learn about historic Pocopson Township along with old neighbors and new friends.
The Founders Day Committee is actively seeking volunteers to serve on the Committee to ensure that this celebration is a resounding success and one that everyone in our community looks forward to every year! Food, Music, Children’s and Adult Activities, Exhibitors and Guests, Sponsorships, Fundraising (Bingo/ Raffle), Facilities, and Marketing, and Volunteers.
We will meet monthly as decided by the committee at the Township Building and virtually as needed. The first introductory meeting will be on Wednesday, March 20th at 6:30 pm in the Township Meeting Room.
If you are interested or have questions, please contact either of the Committee Co-Chairs directly:
Tim Connelly tconnolly99@gmail.com
Sandy Retzlaff at sandyretzlaff@me.com
Or the Township Office adiaz@pocopson.org or at 610-793-2151.
State Police CALEA Assesment
Information on the upcoming Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies assessment of the PA State Police is available here. If you are interested in sending comments, commendations, or suggestions please follow this link.
Tips from the PA Emergency Management Agency
Insure Your Property. Flood damage isn’t covered by standard homeowners’ insurance policies, and flood damage is expensive. Just one inch of floodwater can cause more than $25,000 in damage. Talk to your insurance agent about flood insurance or visit www.floodsmart.gov.
Working on low-cost projects you can do yourself; learn more here!
Protecting Building Utility Systems From Flood Damage; take a look at these surprising ways to stay secure.
Homeowner’s Guide to Retrofitting, a great way to reduce your risk.
2023 Farm Guide
The 2023 Map to Local Farm Products in Chester County
Hazardous Household Waste Collection Events – REGISTRATION REQUIRED
A PRE-REGISTRATION APPOINTMENT IS REQUIRED!
The public can register through their webpage.
Act 57 Local Tax Collection for New Homeowners
Act 57 Amending the Local Tax Collection Law
Act 57 allows new homeowner taxpayers who fail to receive a tax notice during their first year of occupancy to apply for a waiver from penalties, fees, and additional costs from the tax collector. In order to qualify, the taxpayer has to (1) attest they did not receive the notice; (2) provide proof of the property’s transfer within the last 12 months; (3) provide a waiver request to the tax collector; and (4) provide payment of the face value of the taxes. The Pocopson Township Board of Supervisors enacted Resolution 2022-25 implementing Act 57 and providing additional information regarding the waiver. The waiver goes into effect for the 2023 tax year going forward and does not apply for 2022. The State Department of Community and Economic Development created a waiver form for taxpayers to submit to the tax collector.
The waiver request link is: Act 57 of 2022- Request for Waiver of Additional Charges: Real Estate Taxes
Building Permit Submission Reminder
If you live in a community with a homeowners association or planned community association, you may be required to receive approval from the association prior to proceeding under any building permit issued by the township. It is the applicant’s obligation to investigate whether an association approval is necessary, and where required, obtaining such approval. Failure to obtain a required association approval may result in legal action for proceeding under any permit issued under the building permit application. If you have obtained association approval, please attach it to the application. By not attaching an association approval, you are certifying that no such approval is necessary.
Conditional Use Hearing Monday, February 13, 2023
PUBLIC NOTICE CONDITIONAL USE HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Monday, February 13, 2023, at 6:15 p.m., prevailing time, at the Pocopson Township Building, 664 South Wawaset Road, West Chester, PA 19382, the Board of Supervisors of Pocopson Township will conduct a public hearing to consider, and potentially act on the Conditional Use Application of: Applicants/Owners James and Meghan Guinan (the “Applicants”). The Applicants are seeking conditional use approval pursuant to Section 250-24.E(5) and 250-24.D(5) (Maximum impervious coverage per lot) of the Pocopson Township Zoning Ordinance to allow an increase in the minimum impervious lot coverage greater than 20% in order to install an in-ground swimming pool, patio, spa, and fencing at the property located at 3 Taylor Chase Lane, UPI No. 63-4-167.2A, located in the RA Residential and Agricultural District.
A copy of the Application is available for public inspection and may be copied for a charge not greater than the cost thereof at the Pocopson Township Building, during normal business hours. If you are a person with a disability and wish to attend the hearing and require auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to observe or participate in the proceedings, please contact the Township at (610) 793-2151 during normal business hours, to discuss how these needs may be accommodated.
Unruh Turner Burke & Frees, P.C.
Pocopson Township Solicitor