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Planning commission splits Keystone Cement waiver into tanks and rail; residents press safety and stormwater concerns
Summary
Keystone Cement sought a waiver for tank replacements and a rail‑unloading station. Commissioners voted 4–1 to recommend that tank replacements undergo site-plan/land-development review and that rail-spur/rail unloading improvements be reviewed under full land-development procedures; residents raised concerns about hazardous materials, stormwater and permits.
Keystone Cement representatives asked the Planning Commission for a waiver from the township’s subdivision and land-development ordinance (SALDO) for two minor improvements at their 37‑acre plant: a secondary containment area with six tanks (each part of an overall tank farm) and a rail‑car unloading station with secondary containment.
David Schutte of Troutman Pepper (speaker 16) described the work as two limited improvements and told the commission Keystone would continue to operate under its existing permits, including a DEP Resource Recovery/permit regime and NPDES-related erosion and sediment controls. Chris Madden, Keystone’s compliance manager (speaker 13), said the…
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