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Commission tables Haymaker Park baseball‑field turf plan over stormwater and waiver issues
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Summary
The Planning Commission tabled site plan SP‑226 for Haymaker Park after staff flagged multiple outstanding stormwater and subdivision comments and the applicant requested several waivers; the applicant plans a resubmission addressing staff comments.
The Murrysville Planning Commission voted April 14 to table SP‑226, a proposal to convert the existing natural baseball field at Haymaker Park (3930 Reed Boulevard) to synthetic turf, after township staff said several engineering comments remained unresolved.
Michael Boker of Tarkett Sports Design described the proposed turf assembly — a synthetic pile roughly 2.25 to 2.5 inches in height with sand and rubber infill leaving about three‑quarters inch of exposed pile — and explained the design includes two infiltration beds beneath the field to manage stormwater. "The whole field basically acts as an inlet to convey that water to the system," Boker said, adding there would be approximately 6 inches of crushed stone beneath the turf and additional stone layers for the stormwater beds.
Township staff reported multiple outstanding items: eight or nine stormwater comments, 11 subdivision/land‑development comments and several requested waivers, including waivers for traffic-impact, lighting and landscaping studies. Staff and the applicant said they plan to consolidate responses and resubmit; the applicant indicated it would resubmit as soon as comments are addressed.
Commissioners also questioned parking, ownership and whether field lighting was planned; the applicant said no field lighting is proposed for the baseball field and that a small gravel parking lot currently exists on the site. Brian Johnson, the districtdirector of facilities, said the high school baseball team would be the primary user and the Murrysville Legion could also use the field.
Because stormwater and subdivision comments were outstanding, commissioners voted to table the application to allow the applicant time to respond and resubmit consolidated plans.
