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Commission tables 742 West Front Street warehouse plan pending ownership, easement and utility clarifications
Summary
A proposed consolidation of 14 lots and construction of a 61,200-square-foot warehouse at 742 West Front Street was presented; applicants revised the plan to flip loading docks away from Second Street. Staff and county comments identified rights-of-way, PennDOT parcels, DelCorra easement gaps and required street improvements; the commission voted
The Chester City Planning Commission on May 14 heard a revised land-development proposal to consolidate 14 lots at the West Second/Front Street block and build a 61,200-square-foot warehouse with an eight-bay tractor‑trailer loading dock. After staff and agency comment and applicant testimony, the commission tabled the application pending clarification of ownership and easement issues with PennDOT and DelCorra and resolution of related street-improvement and waiver requests.
The applicant team said an earlier version of the plan had loading docks facing West Second Street; the current submission flips the building so docks face West Front Street and the public frontage along Second Street would have a consistent architectural wall. Kimley‑Horn’s Anthony Caponigro described a plan that consolidates PennDOT parcels and creates a site with additional green space, proposed street-tree plantings, and a 20‑foot dimension between curb and right‑of‑way to accommodate a future…
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