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Board approves four‑lot Pecan Drive subdivision, denies sidewalk waiver
Summary
Montgomery Township supervisors approved a four‑lot subdivision on Pecan Drive but unanimously denied the developer’s request to waive sidewalks; other waivers for curb/road widening and preliminary/final review were granted.
The Montgomery Township Board of Supervisors voted to approve a proposal by WGR Group to subdivide a 2.37‑acre parcel at Pecan Drive and Beechwood Drive into four residential lots, adopting the resolution and granting most requested technical waivers while denying the waiver for sidewalks.
WGR Group’s engineer (Mr. Mast) presented a conceptual layout showing three lots fronting Pecan Drive and a fourth with driveway access on Beechwood Drive. The plan includes individual stormwater basins for each lot, a proposed stormwater piping network to improve roadway drainage, and tree preservation with required replacement plantings. The applicant requested five waivers including relief from sidewalk, curb/road widening, expanded 400‑foot existing feature surveys, streetlight installation and concurrent preliminary/final plan consideration. "Sidewalk is a very important issue," one planner said; the county planning commission recommended sidewalks, while the township planning commission’s informal feedback opposed sidewalks for aesthetic reasons.
During discussion board members consistently opposed the sidewalk waiver; one member said they would "deny the waiver" and staff recorded the position as a majority/recorded denial. The board granted waivers for additional paving/widening and for streetlights, and agreed to treat the small project as preliminary and final given the limited outstanding comments. The resolution approving the subdivision, as prepared by the township solicitor, was adopted by voice vote.
The minutes show the board expects the developer to demonstrate compliance with stormwater management ordinance requirements at the building permit stage and that required permit submissions and inspections will enforce tree protection during construction. The board did not place additional deed restrictions on preserved trees beyond standard landscaping covenants.
Next procedural steps: permits and documentation for stormwater management must be submitted at the time of building permit applications; no appeals or further board actions were recorded at this meeting.
