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Board approves waiver allowing conversion of 1360 Valley Forge Road to a Goddard School, conditions pending EDU fees
Summary
Towamencin supervisors approved a waiver of land development for a proposed Goddard School at 1360 Valley Forge Road, approving traffic impact fees shown in the packet but conditioning final approval on payment/confirmation of sewer EDU (equivalent dwelling unit) charges once Gilmore Associates completes its review.
The Towamencin Township Board of Supervisors voted Jan. 6 to approve a waiver of land development that would allow the conversion of a vacant retail building at 1360 Valley Forge Road into a Goddard School. The board approved the waiver with a condition that required sewer EDU fees be determined and paid once the township engineer completes its review.
During the discussion a township engineer noted a traffic impact fee figure listed in the packet — $24,173.60 — and said sewer EDU calculations were not yet provided because the applicant had only recently submitted water usage data. Board members asked when the EDU numbers would be available; Gilmore Associates indicated it had received the data before the holidays and that a review was forthcoming. The solicitor clarified that the board could approve the application contingent upon the applicant paying whatever EDU charges are subsequently determined, making payment a condition precedent to final approval.
With that contingency in place, the board moved, seconded and voted to approve the waiver. Several supervisors noted that, because the use is a school, EDUs would likely be higher than the property’s prior pharmacy use and that final approval should reflect the EDU determination.
The resolution and approval will allow the applicant to proceed with land‑use steps while the sewer capacity/EDU review is finalized by the township’s engineering consultant.
