Londonderry Township conditionally approves Tolani–Middletown plan, grants nine waiver requests and traffic signal permit

Casey Cawley of Reilly Associates told the Board the Tolani–Middletown Preliminary/Final Land Development Plan had only minor outstanding items — sewage planning module comments, a resubmitted PennDOT Highway Occupancy Permit and minor DEP stormwater comments — and recommended conditional approval with a plan note that required utility agreement documents be provided before any permit is issued.

The Board voted unanimously to approve the plan conditionally and to grant nine requested waivers to sections of the SALDO and the stormwater ordinance. Duane Brady confirmed that the plan note would require outstanding conditions, administrative requirements, easements, signatures, NPDES permits and financial security to be satisfied before any building permits are issued. Chair Bart Shellenhamer called each motion; Supervisor Anna Dale moved the motions that were seconded by other supervisors and each passed with unanimous voice votes.

Cawley described the stormwater facility design and its performance, saying the facility for the site is “designed to be a dewatering basin that is to be empty and not create a wetland.” He also noted the plan will include a notation that “a permit will not be issued until the utility agreement documents are provided.”

The Board separately approved the Traffic Signal Permit for the project; Solicitor Brett Flowers and Manager David Blechertas clarified that a separate Traffic Signal Maintenance Agreement had been approved April 1 and the current vote applied only to the permit. All votes on the plan, the waivers and the permit were recorded as unanimous by voice vote.

Next steps: township staff will confirm that outstanding utility agreements, financial securities and any remaining administrative items are submitted and resolved before permits move forward.

Provenance: Topic introduced at SEG 016; discussion and approvals continued through SEG 020.