Council approves revised Newcastle final plan after West Penn Power and DEP changes
Council approved the Newcastle final land development plan with lot adjustments related to a stormwater pond and DEP floodway defaults; staff said some lots were combined and others eliminated after utility and regulatory comments.
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Council reviewed a revised final plan for the Newcastle subdivision in which engineering changes — prompted by West Penn Power and DEP reviews — required eliminating or combining several lots adjacent to the stormwater pond and adjusting the floodway depiction. A staff presenter summarized the changes: "The two lots that are up against that stormwater pond, they've been eliminated," and explained that DEP's default floodway width placed a lot within the floodway until further hydrological study is completed.
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