ADAMS TWP — Township supervisors on Monday approved a revised zoning ordinance intended to spur business development along Route 228.

During their regular meeting officials approved the change unanimously.

The move follows a public hearing last month in which residents packed supervisors’ chambers to learn about the change. Some voiced concerns over noise and lighting issues, while others worried the move would increase traffic to an unmanageable level.

However, Monday’s meeting saw just one resident comment. Rita Campbell asked supervisors to address support service and infrastructure concerns. More traffic, she said, would mean more people as well as greater use of public utilities.

Supervisor Thomas Franceschina said the developer would be responsible for addressing infrastructure use, which has been required of any development within the township. He said public safety issues would be minimal, as businesses tend to make fewer calls than those in residential zones.

“You’re not going to have police calls going out like a residential zone,” he said.

The revision renames two overlay districts in the township: the Route 228 Overlay, which covers any property within 750 feet of the center right of way of Route 228, and the personal services overlay, which covers arterial roads.

The revision also contains changes to permitted and conditional uses in the districts, adjusting the right-of-way dedications and sign and landscaping requirements for developments.

In the Route 228 Overlay, car repair shops, boarding kennels, liquor stores, park and ride commuter lots and other commercial uses are conditional uses. Car dealers, convenience stores, restaurants, drive-through fast food restaurants, supermarkets, general retail shops of 25,000 square feet or less, hospitals, hotels, office parks, and a number of other uses are permitted.

Permitted uses mean a facility can be built as long as it meets requirements of the overlay and zoning district it is in. Conditional uses must go before the board of supervisors to get approval.

In the personal services overlay, car repair shops, car dealers, fast-food restaurants, convenience stores, supermarkets, factory outlet stores, hospitals, hotels and commuter lots are not permitted at all. However, bakeries, banks, day cares and other personal use businesses are permitted. Restaurants of 2,500 square feet or less and liquor stores are conditional uses.

The revised ordinance also increased the maximum height of buildings in the Route 228 overlay to five stories.

The township has had overlay zoning districts along Route 228 since 2000, but wanted to update the ordinance to control and manage possible developments and businesses looking to open.

Also on Monday, Forsythe Road resident Tim Stack asked supervisors to place signs alerting tractor-trailer drivers of limitations and weight limits on the road. He said thus far this year, signs have been knocked down, as have mailboxes, with Beaver Street also being a problem area.

He and Franceschina agreed that drivers are not taking the route on purpose, and are likely following GPS directions that give the shortest route. However, Stack said it is becoming costly both to residents and the township, as well as creating a public safety issues.

Supervisor Russel Ford and Police Chief Shawn Anglum told Stack, as well as other residents, to contact 911 if they see an oversized vehicle on such roads. They said this would help in alerting the drivers of the issue, and they can then pass that along to other drivers in their companies. Officials also said they would ensure signs are placed in problem areas alerting drivers of the limitations.

The next meeting of the supervisors is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Feb. 26.