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Board approves Piazza Family Partnership conditional use to expand Volkswagen dealership at East Lincoln Highway
Summary
The Middletown Board unanimously approved (4–0) a conditional‑use expansion allowing Piazza Family Limited Partnership to annex about 1.25 acres and reuse a 20,000‑square‑foot building at 1974 East Lincoln Highway for motor vehicle sales and service, subject to permits and compliance with township and state regulations.
The Middletown Township Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on Dec. 16 to grant conditional‑use approval to the Piazza Family Limited Partnership to expand its motor vehicle sales and service complex and include a vacant 20,000‑square‑foot building at 1974 East Lincoln Highway for a Volkswagen dealership.
Ed Murphy, representing the Piazza family, told the board the proposal would annex roughly 1.25 acres to the existing dealership complex and that the Planning Commission had unanimously recommended conditional‑use approval at its November meeting. Solicitor Esposito entered the application, notice and relevant zoning ordinance provisions into the record and displayed the conditional‑use site plan.
The board closed the public record after asking whether there were comments; none were offered. Chair Wright then moved to grant approval subject to conditions requiring that the project be carried out consistent with the applicant’s testimony, receipt of all required permits and compliance with township, commonwealth and federal rules and applicable ordinances. The motion was seconded and carried 4–0.
Township staff noted land‑development issues — including recommended access modifications on Lincoln Highway and Woodburn Road — were deferred for later review and would return as part of the land‑development review process. The applicant indicated it planned to return to the board with a land‑development plan at a subsequent meeting.
