Carbon County planners withhold final approval for Franklin Township hotel and Ford service center over DEP, water and fire protection gaps

The Carbon County Planning Commission on an interim vote forwarded review comments and declined to recommend final plan approval for a proposed hotel and a 22,107-square-foot Ford service center in Franklin Township, citing outstanding state permits and missing documentation for water supply and fire protection.

A planning staff member told the commission that the applicant had submitted a sewage-facilities planning module to the Department of Environmental Protection but that DEP approvals and supporting letters remained outstanding. "The DEP planning module has been submitted," the planning staff member said, and county reviewers flagged that final plan certification, survey certification and well-test documentation were not complete.

The commission’s recommendation matters because the county cannot grant…