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Huntington Township planning commission readies July hearing for Steinauer Holdings warehouse after NPDES inconsistencies noted
Summary
The commission scheduled a July conditional‑use hearing for a warehouse at 255 Whitechurch Road after staff accepted a conditional‑use application and members flagged that the site's existing state NPDES stormwater permit is inconsistent with the township plan; the prospective buyer may need a new stormwater plan or to complete the old permit.
The Huntington Township Planning Commission on Monday placed a conditional‑use hearing on the calendar for a warehouse/storage proposal at 255 Whitechurch Road after zoning staff accepted an application from Steinauer Holdings.
Zoning officer (Speaker 2) told commissioners the building was marketed earlier as a "sports complex" but is now being offered as a storage/warehouse use. He also reported the property holds an NPDES (National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System) stormwater permit tied to an earlier plan that does not match the present proposal.
"Their NPDES permit is inconsistent with the township permit that was conditionally approved," Speaker 3 said, noting the permit and the township‑approved plan are different and that the required consistency letter to the state was never provided. Commissioners discussed two basic options for a prospective buyer: transfer the existing NPDES permit and complete its original obligations or submit a major modification (effectively a new plan) to reflect the warehouse use.
Speaker 2 described the buyer as a Gettysburg‑based distributor and service operator for large retail sliding doors, with mostly vans and service trucks on site. Commissioners emphasized practical and timing constraints: a new plan or major modification could take roughly four to five months, while finishing or terminating the old permit would also require administrative steps including a notice of termination.
The commission was told the applicant will present details to the supervisors at a scheduled hearing and to the planning commission at its next meeting. Commissioners asked for a clear presentation of intended uses, setbacks and loading‑dock plans and told staff they would work with a "good buyer" to clarify permit requirements.
Next steps: zoning staff will keep the commission apprised and the planning commission will hear the applicant at the scheduled conditional‑use hearing in July. The township advised that the warehouse use is treated as a conditional use under its zoning ordinance and that the applicant may also need land‑development approval for docks and site changes.
