PLANNING COMMISSION
M I N U T E S
The Planning
Commission of Chadds Ford Township met in the Township Hall on
CALL
TO ORDER
The meeting
was called to order at
PUBLIC
COMMENT
There was no public comment.
APPROVAL
OF MINUTES OF
Upon motion
and second (
DICKINSON/FARRELL
-
Neither
Mr. Dickinson nor Mr. Farrell were able to attend this meeting, but Mrs. Taylor
said she received a call today from Mr. Farrell. He said he has copies of the required
certified notices to adjoining property owners and asked that the Planning
Commission consider recommending approval of the lot line change conditioned
upon receiving copies of the notices.
Mr. Matson said he has received copies of the letters to adjoining
property owners but there is a clarifiction needed, which he has noted in his
review letter. Mr. Matson then reviewed
the comments in his
After discussion, it was agreed
that, although minor, the amount of information needed to be provided is such
that it would be best for the applicant to return with all the comments
addressed.
Bob
Flinchbaugh of Regester Associates, Inc. presented a sketch plan on behalf of
Berlin Construction. The sketch plan
calls for rezoning a 3.6 acre lot on Route 1 between
The
requirements for the current zoning and proposed rezoning were then reviewed by
Mr. Flinchbaugh. He noted the
requirements for the RM District are more restrictive and less dense than in
the B District and, as such, would be a better use of this parcel of land.
Responding
to a question from Mr. Jensen, CEO, Mr. Flinchbaugh said the development would
connect to the planned sewage treatment plant at Ring Road.
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Mr. Jensen said there may not be
capacity available at the propose plant and
Mr. Flinchbaugh responded that, if that
were the case, the development would be delayed until capacity at the sewage
treatment plant was available.
Steep slopes, storm water
treatment, parking, water supply, emergency vehicle access and other issues
were discussed.
Following
the discussion, Mr. Flinchbaugh asked if the members would be favorable to the
proposed zoning change. Each of the
three Planning Commission members present said they would not be in favor of
the zoning change as proposed.
TURNER’S
MILL- Sketch Plan
Mr.
Matson and Mr. Jensen presented, on behalf of
Mr.
Matson presented an overview of the plan.
The property is located at the southwest corner of Ring Road and Route 1
and consists of 22.3 acres. The lot is
heavily wooded and includes a very large sycamore tree. As many trees as possible will be
preserved. A new township building is
planned for the site. To accomplish
this, an addition will be made to the existing building. Plans for the site also include a 140,000
gallon sewage treatment plant designed to accommodate the new Toll Brothers PRD
development, Painters Crossing Condominiums, and the
Mr. Jensen explained the property
has a large amount of wetland area and required a bog turtle habitat
study. No bog turtles were found.
Mr.
Matson had prepared an engineer’s comment letter and he reviewed the comments
relating to parking requirements, signage, lighting, storm water management and
landscaping. Several variances will be
sought. They pertain to non-conformity,
front yard setback, and signs.
It was noted by Mr. Jensen, that
the sketch plan was being presented tonight to start the review process and the
township is trying to do everything that every applicant is required to do.
The
plans for the new township building were then reviewed by Mr. Jensen.
ADJOURNMENT
Upon motion
and second (Vernon/Reiter) the meeting was adjourned at
Respectfully submitted,
Sabina J. Taylor, Secretary Pro Tem