PLANNING COMMISSION
The
Planning Commission of Chadds Ford Township met in the Township Hall on
Richard
Long of
Mr.
Long had reviewed the plans on file with the Township but could not find any
detail as to the position of his trees, nor were the
trees shown or discussed in any information that had been submitted. Mr. Long’s purpose was to bring to the
attention of Planning Commission members the position of the trees and ask that
steps be taken during construction to protect them. Mr. Taylor stated that he would look into the
matter and have the applicant’s engineer revise the plans if necessary.
Upon
motion and second (Todd, Reiter), the minutes of the
Tonight
marked Jim Reamer’s final meeting as a member of Planning Commission prior to
the effective date of his resignation.
Mr. Reamer will be relocating outside the Township. Chairman Bill Taylor thanked Mr. Reamer for
his service to the Chadds Ford community and wished him the best of luck in the
future.
L.U. Ginter was present to report on the status of the
two lot subdivision plan that had been submitted for the Grace property on
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MOTION TO RECOMMEND CONDITIONAL APPROVAL OF
Upon
motion and second (Reiter, Todd) members of the Planning Commission moved to
recommend approval of the two lot preliminary/final subdivision application of
Joe and Carol Grace for the property on Ridge Road, conditioned upon review of
the Deed by the Township Solicitor and the timely submission of planning
modules.
Robert
Flinchbaugh, PE, of Regester Associates, addressed comments contained in the
review letter of Kelly Engineers dated
In
response to Comment 7., Mr. Flinchbaugh stated that
the applicant had received a planning module exemption from DEP, conditioned
upon approval from PNDI.
There
was discussion regarding Comment 9. and a letter dated
In
response to Comment 20., Mr. Tremonte’s attorney, Alan
W. Flenner, had drafted a sanitary sewer easement and will submit same to the
Township Solicitor for review.
There was prolonged discussion regarding Comment 27. This concerned an easement for privately owned utility poles for the neighboring Singer property. Mr. Kelly stated that Mr. Singer had voiced concerns regarding the accessibility of electric lines to his house. Mr. Tremonte said that an inspection had determined that the lines will last another fifty years, but shrubbery and trees need to be kept clear. Mr. Tremonte stated that he plans to remove trees within ten feet on either side of the power lines and he will put same in writing. Commission members directed that the clearing of trees be included as a condition in the Developer’s Agreement. Mr. Todd suggested that the tree removal be shown on the plan.
Commission members still voiced concerns with Mr. Taylor asking what would happen now if Mr. Singer needed repair work and Mr. Todd wondering where this would leave new owners and would the power company have the ability to perform maintenance without an easement. Any easement would have to be placed on adjacent property so that Mr. Tremonte’s acreage would remain intact to permit the three lot subdivision. Mr. Kelly voiced his opinion that the issue was beyond Planning Commission’s scope and that it was more of a
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legal issue that would need the attention of the Township Solicitor. Apparently, Mr. Donaghue had suggested that he would address the issue when the subdivision approval came before the Board of Supervisors.
Mr.
Tremonte indicated that the possibility of additional screening had been
discussed with Mr. Scutalis, a neighbor, who was in turn was supposed to
discuss the subject with other neighbors.
He had heard nothing further.
Mr.
Kelly stated that the other major outstanding issue was the size of the
building envelope on
Additionally,
Mr. Flinchbaugh indicated that Allen Flenner had
provided a draft of a deed restriction.
Mr. Flenner stated that a Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions
could be drafted putting prospective buyers on notice that a deck, etc., would
be prohibited and that same would be recorded with the deed at the Recorder of
Deeds Office, including the municipality as a party. Mr. Kelly suggested that the subdivision plan
be revised to include a note stating that any prospective buyer will enter into
a deed restriction if needed. Mr. Taylor
indicated that the Board of Supervisors need to be
made aware of the situation.
MOTION TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL – TREMONTE SUBDIVION
Upon motion and second (Todd,
Reiter), members of the Planning Commission recommended approval of the
Tremonte Preliminary/Final Subdivision plan, conditioned upon the resolution of
items at Comment 9., with wording to be added to the plan regarding a cross
reference with the Chadds Ford Township Sewer Authority’s plan; Comment 20.,
with language to be reviewed by the Township Solicitor; Comment 27., an
agreement by the applicant to clear trees and brush under and within ten feet
of either side of the power line to the Singer property, with any tree to be
removed shown on the landscape plan and a note added to the plan indicating
same, and the addition of the revised footprint to Lot 3 and a note on the plan
as discussed regarding covenants and restrictions to the deed.
Mrs. Furlong will keep
members advised as to location of the next Planning Commission meeting,
scheduled for Wednesday, December 17th at
There being no further
business, the meeting was adjourned at
Respectfully submitted,
MARYANN D. FURLONG
Planning Commission Secretary