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Council approves plan revision submission for redevelopment at 448 West Market Street
Summary
Council voted to forward a sewer-related plan revision for a redevelopment at 448 West Market Street to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection; the planning commission’s approval was conditioned on DEP sewer approval and council members raised parking and zoning questions.
The Scranton City Council voted to approve submission of a plan revision to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection for sanitary sewer work tied to a proposed redevelopment at 448 West Market Street.
The community development committee recommended final passage. Council discussion noted the planning commission had approved the project contingent on DEP sewer approval and flagged concerns about current zoning and parking requirements; councilmembers said the municipality’s 2023 zoning changes reduce required parking from prior levels and may exacerbate congestion on West Market Street.
The resolution approves forwarding the sewer plan to DEP for review; it does not itself grant final building permits or resolve parking or zoning changes. Council members said the project will proceed through DEP review and that construction work will not begin until required DEP approvals are received and any property easements or permits are resolved.
The council declared item 7b legally and lawfully adopted after a roll-call vote. The transcript does not record detailed site plans, parking-count calculations or DEP responses; those will be handled in subsequent administrative and permitting steps.
