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Board grants conditional subdivision approval and waives land‑development for convenience store conversion
Summary
The board conditionally approved a four‑lot minor subdivision on Teel Road and granted a waiver from formal land‑development review for 4828 Lehigh Drive, allowing an interior conversion of a service station to a convenience store provided zoning and building approvals are obtained.
The Lehigh Township Board of Supervisors granted conditional approval to a four‑lot minor subdivision for applicant Zachary Bittner and approved a waiver from formal land‑development review for 4828 Lehigh Drive at its Jan. 14 meeting.
Brad Rock and Zachary Bittner presented the Teel Road subdivision; the Planning Commission had previously given conditional final approval. Supervisor Cindy Miller moved to grant conditional approval subject to the Planning Commission letter dated Dec. 16, 2024 and the township engineer’s review letter of Dec. 9, 2024; David Hess seconded and the motion carried.
Separately, Joe Rentko represented 3054 A & S LLC and asked that the township waive the land‑development requirement for 4828 Lehigh Drive to permit conversion of an existing service station to a small convenience store. Staff and the township engineer (Mike Muffley) said there are no exterior changes, parking and septic meet requirements, and no township public‑interest improvements or security need to be secured. The board granted the requested waiver but emphasized the property still must complete zoning review, building permits and any PennDOT HOP process required for the state road frontage.
Both approvals were recorded as motions and will be subject to standard plan recording and zoning/building reviews where required.
Next steps: the township planner and engineer will confirm outstanding items listed in their review letters and coordinate with the applicant on any conditions that must be satisfied before recording and permits.
