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Stobbe, the project manager for the county’s comprehensive-plan and greenway/open-space planning process, told commissioners both draft documents have been posted for a 45-day public review and that the county has notified adjoining counties and local municipalities. He said state agencies — the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) and the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) — provided grants and have reviewed the drafts.

\"We're in the midst of public review as part of the requirements of the municipalities planning code,\" Stobbe said, adding that officials are \"hoping for you to make a recommendation to approve documents for the commissioners to consider in their June meeting.\" He described the process: a steering committee guided theme selection and the plan drafting, public outreach occurred at events including the county fair and local stakeholder meetings, and draft chapters focus on housing, outdoor economy, infrastructure, and creating places.

Stobbe highlighted local findings: pressure on housing stock from second-home purchases and regional demand, aging infrastructure and gaps in asset data, childcare costs affecting households, and a high local use of parks and natural amenities (roughly 70% of park visitors come from within the county, based on cellphone-data analysis cited by the consultant). He said implementation sections in both plans list recommended lead entities, possible funding sources, and pilot projects; the team also prepared a two-to-three page summary on short-term-rental policy options for municipalities to use when updating ordinances.

Commissioners asked whether changes can still be made without jeopardizing grant timelines; Stobbe said minor edits can be handled during the public-hearing period but major changes requiring re-advertising would delay grant deadlines and require coordination with DCED and DCNR. The commission voted to forward a recommendation of approval to the county commissioners.

Stobbe and staff asked interested planning commissioners to send specific corrections — for example, to remove closed ambulance corps or merged fire departments from the plan’s listings — so the team can correct the draft before the county’s public hearing and the commissioners’ consideration.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Planning Commission Meeting 5-20-2025","oneSentenceSummary","Consultant Tim Stobbe presented draft comprehensive and Greenway Trails open-space plans; the commission recommended the documents for county commissioners' consideration and discussed public-review timing and implementation support from state agencies.","taxTitle","Carbon County, Pennsylvania","taxId",71753,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_46":80,"_48":81,"_50":82,"_52":83,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":84,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":85,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6535182,"Commissioners flag major issues with proposed Milo Enterprises solar park in Mahoning Township",583,317000,900000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3412716-64ae3a10ce33ca30d096aa4b1abdc8a5&start=317&end=900","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3412716-64ae3a10ce33ca30d096aa4b1abdc8a5/thumbnail_317000.jpg","/articles/6535182/Carbon-County/Pennsylvania/Commissioners-flag-major-issues-with-proposed-Milo-Enterprises-solar-park-in-Mahoning-Township","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6535182-f904861c9f9f7d96acdaa5d55a621fb6/orig.mp4?Expires=1770445463&Signature=owmNm022yL9ith4WV8f2yXIn40ka5TJeCsrEWaohtwp9Hz6NlSBp0GJCHJQtUaVjyMoSq4huDe55aS2bHCoSgcPS0l9rV5yflDHtDzrQo2ic9kQDGzmGHUzZXM~s9zcvl6ViTdeb2m~Lt42AOHK4M21Y9b2G~lCZP8qFsR3I5ITGfPW-BkmSfsujomPqbuLyt9tR2aoKT3Gj~bi6OyJc0e3stFWGvH75QzKruZ-w14ad0u7NmBO~ZhfHiXrtQ1F7gkpDggboM72ZCDRrqP9RSI41k27xwSjzF9MylP6oQkKJIlCM4orgvpvq9RHyfkTfvfWXcXuxY8LeBpItKRuAzg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Carbon County Planning Commission recommended that Mahoning Township and the project applicant address multiple major deficiencies before the proposed Milo Enterprises commercial solar energy generation facility can proceed.

County staff told the commission the applicant proposes a commercial solar park with roughly 5,400 ground-mounted panels disturbing about 10.08 acres of earth and connecting to an existing PPL pole, and that Mahoning Township had granted conditional-use approval on Feb. 12, 2025. The county review identified numerous missing or incomplete submissions — including bearings and distances on the property survey, a required stormwater management and soil-erosion control plan, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permitting documentation, complete stormwater calculations, a drainage plan, an environmental-impact statement if required by local ordinance, and evidence that firefighting water access and fire apparatus roads satisfy township standards.

\"As noted on the plan, flood plains exist within the site as determined by FEMA flood insurance mapping,\" county planning staff said, adding that portions of the proposed improvements are within the 100-year floodplain and that the township ordinance requires soil-erosion and stormwater approvals from the Carbon County Conservation District and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP) before final approval.

Staff also flagged safety and operations concerns: lack of internal emergency access routes between arrays, no demonstrated water source for firefighting, missing transformer specifications, and uncertainty about whether local bridges and roadways — including a single-lane stone bridge on Ashtown Road near Burrell Memorial Park — can accommodate heavy construction traffic during build-out. The commission noted the applicant had testified to the Mahoning Township supervisors that the panel count could be higher — \"approximately 5,800 to 5,900 solar panels\" — and recommended the developer confirm the final equipment counts.

Given the number and scale of the outstanding items, county staff recommended the planning commission not recommend plan approval to the county commissioners at this time and instead provide detailed review comments to Mahoning Township and the applicant. The commission voted to send Ivan's review comments to the township for further response and circulation.

Commission staff listed required agency approvals the applicant must secure prior to final plan recording: Carbon County Conservation District acceptance of a soil-erosion and sedimentation-control plan; PA DEP NPDES permitting for construction stormwater discharges (because proposed disturbance exceeds one acre); and any other applicable state and county permits. The county review also recommended a transportation plan to identify roads and bridges for construction access, and financial assurance (bonding) for any needed road repairs resulting from construction traffic.

The planning commission's recommendation was procedural — to forward comments and require the applicant to address the identified deficiencies — not an approval of a final land-development plan.","The planning commission found the Milo Enterprises commercial solar project incomplete on multiple technical and regulatory points and voted to send its review comments to Mahoning Township supervisors.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_46":92,"_48":93,"_50":94,"_52":95,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":96,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":97,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6535187,"Carbon County planning commission approves several lot consolidations and minor subdivisions",280,32000,312000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3412716-64ae3a10ce33ca30d096aa4b1abdc8a5&start=32&end=312","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3412716-64ae3a10ce33ca30d096aa4b1abdc8a5/thumbnail_32000.jpg","/articles/6535187/Carbon-County/Pennsylvania/Carbon-County-planning-commission-approves-several-lot-consolidations-and-minor-subdivisions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6535187-b71797db8682217e403d5686d300585b/orig.mp4?Expires=1770445463&Signature=Nt2SwB5hA9GMQls~jP2yR~1pT8yJqkrv2Lp5WwUKaSrBA0Eydt8NWZ0CPz9D218CDvv1I5CV8p2flSK7CR9sw3hcPtPQmLJQyC7agzUk5mtCrIzji5z7q5irQDR9onr-wa~LjCa66ZC1QVnr2X6aly-OAYBAPmBdsiZ7lZCjFI8DMaTYACOmLooP6MygTnOKh0EKlqQ5XtXH6ETAVTisXexeEBGRJZaNBlrgdLejYBH33w~xLRCg6TcraIxrfdYPl2fBjbXaQxmF1U-ckkXaoJ4qpcgZ1qButN4RH6SA1D6Y0TFf5fVBsyJi18tH2XMJSdjYndUs8VU2mhrQ6AUXDA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Carbon County Planning Commission approved a series of minor subdivisions and lot-line consolidations during its meeting, granting final or conditional approvals for four property actions and reviewing related county-staff files.

The approvals covered: a Pacnotti Enterprises subdivision in Banks Township that combines two tax parcels into a 1.453-acre lot; a lot-line consolidation at 81 Johnson Lane in the Tormented Trails area (to create a 0.867-acre tract) granted conditional final approval pending completion of survey and certification items; a 27.77-acre consolidation at the former golf course in Keira Township (owners listed as Donald J., Junior and Eric Eiffert) approved as conforming to minor final plan requirements; and other simple lot-line changes handled as minor matters.

County staff summarized each plan, noting typical checklist deficiencies on several submittals — missing surveyor bearings and distances, incomplete ownership certification and signature blocks, and absent survey seals — and recommended approval where the plan met township minor-plan requirements or conditional approval where missing certifications required remedy.

\"It conforms to article 6 requirements of the Banks Township subdivision and it conforms to the requirements of the Banks Township zoning ordinance, and I would recommend approval,\" county planning staff member Ivan said while presenting the Pacnotti Enterprises item.

For the Tormented Trails consolidation, staff recommended conditional final approval because the plan was exempted from standard minor-plan procedures but lacked required certifications and tree-caliper mapping; the commission voted to grant conditional final approval and recorded the usual direction to correct outstanding certification and survey items before recording.

Other business on subdivisions: staff reported on a right-to-know file forwarded from the county commissioners involving two tax parcels in East Penn Township (232 Lochner Road and 1716 West Lizard Creek Road). The 1716 West Lizard Creek Road parcel had a historical 2011 preliminary major-subdivision file that was conditionally rejected and received no further submissions; staff listed the absence of recent permitting activity.

Commissioners also reviewed a marked-up draft of the Penn Forest Township subdivision and land-development ordinance sent by township officials. Staff said the proposed revision removes a prior requirement related to protection of trees of an 8-inch caliber, noting that repeated waiver requests had prompted the change.

The meeting record shows motions and seconding for each approval; where plan checklists were incomplete, approvals were conditioned on completing the listed certification, survey, and agency-permit items before final recording.","The Carbon County Planning Commission granted approvals or conditional approvals for multiple minor subdivisions and lot consolidations, and reviewed a right-to-know parcel request and a Penn Forest ordinance revision.","actionData","errors"]

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