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Carbon County planning panel approves several minor and conditional plans, tables Shackler subdivision over missing fee
Summary
The Carbon County Planning Commission granted multiple minor- and conditional-plan approvals for property owners across the county and voted to delay review of a Shackler subdivision because an outstanding $50 review fee had not been provided. Several approvals were voice votes with no roll-call tallies recorded in the transcript.
The Carbon County Planning Commission approved a group of minor and conditional plans on a voice vote and deferred one subdivision application for lack of a required review fee.
Planning staff reported that the applicants who had previously been asked to make corrections returned revised plans; staff recommended approval for several minor/conditional plans including a Van Cleef submission and a lot-line revision for Howard S. and Susan Bartholomew at 7250 State Road. Commissioners moved and seconded the recommendations and the chair called for voice votes; the transcript records “all in favor” for those items.
The commission also granted conditional plan approval for several larger parcel consolidations presented during the meeting, including a multi-lot consolidation attributed in the record to property owner Mr. Getz and an application tied to Barry and Regina Cannock involving shoreline septics and hookups. Staff noted outstanding technical and map details on multiple plans (existing wells, on-lot sewage, contour intervals, surveyor signature blocks) and recommended conditions be attached where items remained “minor plan information.”
One item was tabled. Staff told the commission the subdivision application for Larry D. and Barbara Shackler (Balustown) lacked a $50 review fee and multiple contact attempts had not resolved the shortfall. The commission voted to delay action on that subdivision until the July meeting (next scheduled July 15); staff said if the fee is provided the plan will be placed on the agenda, and if not the submitted package and check will be returned to the homeowner.
Several procedural motions at the meeting were handled as voice votes with no roll-call recorded in the transcript. Staff noted other clarifications for applicants to meet prior to final approval, including submission of soil-erosion plans for work over one acre, revisions to front/rear setback depictions, and verification of sewer hookup approvals from Jim Thorpe Borough where municipal sewer service was proposed.
The commission’s staff list distributed at the meeting included Ron Nyer and Eric Schneider of Keystone Consulting as applicants’ representatives on at least one submission; staff also noted multiple trust-owned parcels and special ownership structures in several applications.
Minutes and administrative actions: the commission approved the minutes from the April 15 meeting by voice vote at the start of the session.
Votes at a glance: Van Cleef minor plan (recommended by staff) — motion seconded; voice vote recorded “all in favor” — outcome: approved. Howard S. and Susan Bartholomew, 7250 State Road (lot-line revision) — motion for conditional plan approval moved and seconded; voice vote “all in favor” — outcome: conditional plan approval granted. Emil/Getz parcel consolidation (multi-lot) — staff recommended conditional plan approval; outcome recorded as conditional plan approval granted. Barry and Regina Cannock (watershed/shoreline septics and sewer connection issue) — staff recommended conditional plan approval with conditions and clarifications; outcome: conditional plan approval granted. Larry D. and Barbara Shackler subdivision (Balustown) — missing $50 review fee; motion to delay until July 15 passed — outcome: tabled until July 15 pending fee submission. Jim Thorpe Borough hookup/connection (applicant-requested service connection) — motion for conditional approval moved and seconded; voice vote “all in favor” — outcome: conditional plan approval granted.
Why it matters: conditional approvals allow applicants to progress with planning while staff or applicants complete required technical details; tabling an application for an administrative shortfall (an unpaid fee) delays any further review and shifts responsibility back to the applicant. Applicants proposing sewer connections or on‑site sewage near lakes were repeatedly reminded that municipal approvals and compliance with local ordinances (for example, shoreline septic restrictions) remain prerequisites for final plan sign-off.
What’s next: staff said revised plans that include the outstanding items and any required municipal approvals will be brought back to the commission — the next meeting date announced in the record was July 15. If the Shackler fee is not received, staff said the application package and check will be returned to the homeowner.
