Chester Upland School District presents sketch plan for athletic complex at Showalter campus

The Chester Planning Commission heard a sketch-plan presentation Oct. 8 for a proposed athletic complex at the Chester Upland School District’s Showalter campus at 1100 West 10th Street. The informal review covered stadium reconstruction, an expansion from a six‑lane to an eight‑lane track, new home and visitor grandstands, a synthetic turf multi‑sport field, a new athletic training facility with locker rooms and a plaza with concessions and restrooms.

The plan matters to residents because the stadium sits in the city’s Conservation Zoning District near homes on Concord Avenue and public parking across Lamokin Street; commissioners and staff focused on access, safety, and stormwater details that will affect design and neighborhood use.

Planning staff identified key issues the applicant should address in a formal land‑development submission, including confirmation of parcel boundaries and impervious‑surface calculations (the CN district’s maximum impervious coverage is 20 percent), the number of additional…