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Planning commission recommends conditional-use approval for Villages of East Allen with access, buffer and emergency-access conditions
Summary
The commission recommended conditional-use approval, 5–0, for the Villages of East Allen mixed‑use plan at 711 Bethbeth Pike, subject to conditions on emergency-vehicle access and maneuverability, a 100‑foot buffer where commercial abuts residentially zoned property, sanitary sewer connection and reasonable efforts to secure access via Steuben Road.
The Planning Commission recommended conditional-use approval for the Villages of East Allen mixed-use proposal at 711 Bethbeth Pike after the developer presented a revised sketch plan showing retail, medical offices, a restaurant in front and townhomes at the rear.
Developer Bill Erdman (speaker 2) and design engineer Chris Reese (speaker 18) described the project as a phased mixed-use development; the plan document presented in the meeting described the rear portion as "10 6-unit townhome…
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