Minutes of the Wilmington Township Planning Commission
Meeting of July 20, 2010
The meeting was convened at 8:03 p.m. at the Township Building. Members present: William Allen; Frank Antoniazzi, chair; John M. Byler'Frederick Neikirk, secretary; and Lynn Williams.
Members absent: None.
Visitors: Joe Knott and Daniel E. Mast.
1. Secretary's Report
a. The minutes of the meeting of June 15 were read and, on motion, approved.
b. Reported that the Supervisors voted to adopt the amendments to the Zoning Ordinance dealing with signs as recommended by the Planning Commission.
c. We have received information on the proposed update to the County's comprehensive plan. Interested members may review the materials.
`2. The request of Daniel E. Mast for approval of a conditional use to operate a large farm based business was before the Commission. Mr. Mast's application form and payment have been received. Mr. Mast is operating a furniture shop as a large farm based business on Country Lane. The building is 1400 sq ft. He wants to build an addition of up to 2100 square feet. The requirements of the Ordinance regarding lot coverage and vehicle traffic will all be met. There is no request for a sign. Mr. Mast stated he will have only family members working in the business. It was moved, seconded, and carried to approve the application as meeting all applicable conditions of the Ordinance, and to recommend the application to the Supervisors for their approval.
3. Mr. Knott was present in support of the Jean Allen Subdivision. This proposed subdivision would create two new lots off Susan Trace and Colony Drives. The proposal was considered by the Planning Commission at its September 2009 meeting. The only element missing at that time was DEP and local approval for the sewer tap-ins. The Commission had voted in September to take the following action.
...that the proposed Jean Allen Subdivision be approved, pending DEP approval of the sewage planning module and receipt of a letter from the Borough stating they will allow the two new lots to tap into their system; all this with the understanding that this approval is null and void if the sewage requirements are not met within nine (9) months of this date. These conditions were acceptable to the applicants.
Mr. Knott reported that all approvals had been received from DEP, the Township, and the Borough. Unfortunately, that paperwork was not available to us. In addition, the nine month time limit had expired. It was moved, seconded, and carried that the Commission conduct a new review of the proposed subdivision at its August meeting, recognizing that nothing has changed since the County's review of the plan, and that the new review will incur no new costs for the Township.
4. Materials were provided relative to a proposed Wilson Real Estate Holdings LLC subdivision. However, it was not clear for what stage of review they were being presented and, in any event, they were received by the Township only on the day of this meeting. As such, the Commission agreed they could take no action.
There being no further business that could be accomplished at this meeting, the meeting was adjourned at 8:55 p.m.
Frederick R. Neikirk Secretary