Ross Township's board of supervisors is pursuing a redraft on their definition of land development in the ordinance to make work on accessory buildings a bit easier.

In many cases, under the township's current definition for land development, work on accessory buildings, such as storage buildings, would require a land development plan, which consists of working with the township's planning division and board of supervisors.Often, a township or borough will have an included exception that does not require a land development plan for accessory buildings in order to lighten the load of work that goes into a plan, saving both the township and the land owner plenty of time and money."There was a concern about getting a lot of accessory buildings having to come in for land development, and the Ross Township ordinance currently doesn't have that exception in. They were proposing a different way to attack that," solicitor Tim McManus said.The board approved McManus to redraft the land development definition to reflect the change. During the meeting, McManus provided the supervisors with an example of an ordinance with the included exception."This is actually out of the Chestnuthill Township's ordinance, but it's a very common definition," he said.The redraft of the definition should be presented in the near future, and will be open for comment for the necessary 30 days.In other business• Road foreman Ethan Brewer was given the go-ahead to look into the purchase of a new truck for the township. While Chairman Howard Beers Jr. said that he would have preferred to look into a larger model, Vice Chairman Tina Drake and Supervisor Russell Kresge Jr. pushed for a slightly smaller model.Brewer said that he narrowed his choices down to a 2017 5500 regular cab chassis 4X4 from Reagle Dodge, or a 2017 F5500 chassis diesel from Ray Price Commercial Vehicles. Both models cost about $43,000.Brewer will also have to decide on a stainless steel or aluminum body for the truck, which will be purchased separately from E.M. Kutz. The model that he is considering includes a cinder spreader and plow for about $37,000.• Emergency management coordinator Richard "Doc" Marsili submitted a letter of resignation to the board, which was accepted. Marsili will continue to serve in his position until the board finds someone to take his position.