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Springettsbury supervisors and developer debate emergency access and 600-foot cul‑de‑sac rule for Drip Valley subdivision
Summary
A prolonged exchange over Drip Valley Road’s sketch plan focused on whether a Knox‑box emergency access on Radio Road creates an intersection for measuring the township’s 600‑foot cul‑de‑sac limit (ordinance 289416 k6). The developer offered to convert the connector to a 26‑foot paved public road if required; the board requested further documentation and revised plans.
Springettsbury Township — The board spent the largest portion of its meeting debating a sketch plan for the Drip Valley Road preliminary subdivision, centering on whether a proposed Knox‑box emergency access on Radio Road satisfies Springettsbury’s 600‑foot cul‑de‑sac maximum and whether the plan requires a 26‑foot paved connector or a full second public entrance.
Project Engineer (Speaker 3) presented a plan that includes an emergency access drive with a Knox box and chain on Radio Road; he said the access was coordinated with the fire marshal and that the emergency drive would remain closed to general traffic but available to emergency responders. The engineer argued that adding the connector creates internal intersections that, by the ordinance’s text, would…
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