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Council grants temporary extension for fiberglass storage on Cedarhurst Road, conditions litter cleanup and rezoning steps
Summary
Council approved a temporary nonconforming permit extension for storage of industrial fiberglass rolls on Cedarhurst Road through Aug. 15 after applicant Alan Clack pledged to move material to a new site and commit to road cleanup; Planning Director Jeremy Ward said the new site is zoned ID1 and will require rezoning and special exception to permit processing.
Chester County Council voted to extend a temporary nonconforming permit for storage of industrial fiberglass rolls on Cedarhurst Road through Aug. 15, contingent on the applicant's commitment to prevent litter along the hauling route and to pursue site rezoning and improvements at a replacement property.
Applicant Alan Clack told council he has a contract and a lease for a new adjacent property that is already zoned ID1 (which allows storage), and he plans to acquire the land, install a 100-by-100-foot facility and bring in a shear machine to chop the rolls for landfill acceptance. Clack said moving roughly 700 loads of material will likely take several months and asked for an extension shorter than the 10 months he initially sought, saying four months could be sufficient.
Planning and Development Director Jeremy Ward said the proposed replacement site would allow storage but would require a rezoning to ID3 and a special exception from the Board of Zoning Appeals for slicing (processing) operations. Ward noted about five citizen complaints had come in, mostly citing litter and visual impacts along Cedarhurst Road; he said the new site would be screened by trees and that staff had seen a plan and timeline for relocation.
The nut graf: Council granted the extension to Aug. 15 on the condition the applicant commits to keeping Cedarhurst Road clear of debris from his hauling operations and continues to pursue the rezoning and permits required to process the material at the new site.
During discussion members emphasized road cleanliness and asked for a formal commitment to clean any litter from the haul route; the applicant agreed to an adopt-the-road style cleanup and said other haulers may also contribute to the litter problem. David McCormack of ARC Design & Build confirmed the rezoning application submission timeline depends on due diligence (surveys, environmental and geotechnical reports) and suggested a likely April–May submission window.
What happens next: the county extended the temporary permit to Aug. 15 conditionally; staff will monitor compliance and the applicant will pursue rezoning and special-exception procedures required for processing the fiberglass rolls.
