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Crafton planning staff outlines subdivision steps, costs; lot-line revision presented as a simple upcoming application
Summary
Crafton planning staff gave an educational briefing on the borough’s subdivision and land‑development process, including typical professional fees and review timeframes, and described a pending lot‑line revision at Ewing and DeSoto that staff calls a straightforward administrative case.
Mike Tedesco, Crafton’s community and economic development director, told the Planning Commission on March 25 that subdividing or adjusting property lines is an extensive, public and sometimes costly process. “The purpose of this agenda item is just to provide planning commission and the public with some awareness around our subdivision process for the borough,” he said.
The briefing matters because residents have raised questions about how changes to lot sizes and lot lines could affect property owners in built‑out neighborhoods such as Thomas Street. Tedesco said the borough’s Chapter 197 Subdivision and Land Development Code, Commonwealth law and the zoning code guide the process and that even a simple change can require surveys, engineering and geologic reports.
Tedesco summarized the early steps and typical costs: applicants often must hire licensed surveyors and engineers; a basic survey can run roughly $6,000; geologic reports…
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