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Planning commission grants six-month extension for pending application
Summary
The commission voted unanimously to grant a six-month extension for a pending application (runs until Feb. 2025), citing regulatory review timelines and to avoid repeated 90-day re-submissions.
Huntington Township’s Planning Commission voted to grant a six-month extension to a pending application after commissioners said repeated short extensions were inefficient for applicants and staff.
A staff member reported that an existing authorization runs through the end of the current month and noted the file shows time remaining until February 2025 under the requested extension. Commissioners discussed whether to renew for 6 or 9 months; the commission voted to approve a six-month extension. The motion was moved by Jeff and seconded by Ron; the commission voiced its approval.
Why it matters: township staff and applicants said multiple successive 90-day extensions had become an "exercise in futility" for some long-running projects; the longer extension is intended to give applicants time to satisfy DEP, PennDOT and municipal comments without returning every 90 days.
Next steps: staff will track the extension period and bring the item back if state permits or plan revisions are not complete before the new expiration date.
