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Planning commission recommends Drake’s Car Wash to council with conditions on lighting, PennDOT, stormwater and FTMSA approvals
Summary
The commission voted to forward Drake’s Car Wash lot consolidation and land‑development applications to council with conditions: accept requested waivers, revise lighting to meet property‑line limits, obtain PennDOT HOP, secure NPDES/MPDES stormwater permit, and obtain FTMSA sewer approvals.
The Planning Commission recommended that borough council approve Drake’s Car Wash land development and lot consolidation, subject to agency approvals and technical plan revisions related to lighting and stormwater.
Applicant representatives said the design had been revised since the previous meeting and that the Westmoreland County Conservation District had approved erosion and sediment and stormwater management for the sub‑one‑acre disturbance components; however the project now exceeds one acre in total disturbance and the applicant confirmed an NPDES/MPDES permit application is required. The…
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