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Planning commission denies preliminary plat for Silver Run subdivision amid traffic, school-capacity and topography concerns
Summary
The commission voted unanimously to deny approval of the Silver Run preliminary plat after hearing staff concerns about outstanding Technical Review Committee items, school capacity, and steep/topographic constraints; the developer and neighbors debated access, grading, and open-space amenities.
The Lancaster County Planning Commission unanimously denied approval of the preliminary plat for the proposed Silver Run subdivision, a 44-lot single-family development on roughly 25.25 acres off Silver Run Road.
Planning staff presented the proposal and said the project met many Unified Development Ordinance requirements but had several outstanding Technical Review Committee (TRC) comments; staff declined to make a recommendation and left the decision to the commission. Staff noted road-stub and street-extension requirements, outstanding TRC comments, site-topography challenges, and school-capacity concerns raised by the Lancaster County School District.
The developer, represented by Chris Hanson of Broadstreet Homes and Skyler Brown (engineer), described the plan as 44 homes with more than 9 acres of open space and a roughly one-acre park. Hanson said his…
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