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Ferguson supervisors approve Rudder Store 110 land plan with traffic and safety conditions
Summary
The board approved a conditional final land development plan for Rudder Store 110 at 948 Blue Course Drive — a 13,470 sq ft convenience store with eight fuel dispensers — requiring right-of-way improvements, two traffic signals, a right-turn lane on Blue Course Drive, site-distance improvements and recorded easements.
The Ferguson Township Board of Supervisors voted April 1 to approve the final land development plan for Rudder Store 110, a proposed convenience store and fueling station at 948 Blue Course Drive.
Planning staff said the plan (dated Feb. 7, 2025) shows a 13,470-square-foot store, eight fuel dispensers and associated infrastructure on about 6.313 acres in the general commercial and corridor overlay district. The Planning Commission on March 24 unanimously recommended conditional approval, and staff presented a list of conditions to be met before final recording.
Conditions listed by staff include a surety related to right-of-way improvements (two traffic signals: one to reconstruct an existing signal on Blue Course Drive and one for the new access), construction of a right-turn lane on Blue Course Drive, site-distance improvements on Blue Course Drive, closing an existing informal access to the neighboring golf-course property, administrative items (plan format, sign notification and fees), compliance with the Storage Tank and Spill Prevention Act, deed dedication for the right of way, and recording of sidewalk and traffic-signal easements.
Tony Frumble of Pantera Engineering, the project engineer, confirmed the right-turn lane and signal work will be part of the same plan set and that PennDOT has issued the permit for the related work. He said PennDOT required a profile change on the approach to improve sight lines at the intersection near the Waffle Shop. "PennDOT was very adamant about making that change so that, when traffic needs to have a permitted turn, they can see traffic coming up the hill," Frumble said.
Tim Bieber, identified in the meeting as representing the applicant, said Rudder does not currently operate EV charging at its stations and that any charging infrastructure would likely be a separate leased service or separate utility service connection. He said the applicant will provide the electrical infrastructure to enable future charging if a vendor seeks to install equipment but that EV charging is not part of the current building plan.
After discussion and questions from supervisors about safety and the timing of construction, Mister Patterson moved to approve the final land development plan dated Jan. 17, 2025, with the described conditions; Miss Stevens seconded. The board voted in favor and the motion passed.
Next steps: The applicant must satisfy the listed conditions, provide required surety and record the necessary easements and deed language before final plan recording. PennDOT permits for the highway-safety work are already in place for the signal and right-turn lane as described at the meeting.
