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Planning commission recommends approval for replacement mobile home at 6945 Weaversville Road with septic and setback conditions
Summary
The commission recommended approval of a conditional‑use application permitting a slightly larger replacement mobile home at 6945 Weaversville Road, subject to placement within property boundaries, required setbacks and review of sewage/septic at building‑permit stage (4‑0 vote).
The East Allen Township Planning Commission voted to recommend approval of a conditional‑use application that would allow replacement of an existing mobile home at 6945 Weaversville Road.
Attorney Roco Belrami represented the applicant (Dutch Holding Company) and explained the proposed replacement unit is approximately 1.3 feet wider and two feet longer than the existing unit—an enlargement of a nonconforming use that requires conditional‑use review. Staff advised the commission the matter was an advisory review to render a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors and that building‑permit review will examine septic and sewage capacity.
Commissioners examined whether the unit still sits within a single township or straddles municipal boundaries and asked the applicant to confirm property lines; staff and the applicant noted county GIS municipal boundaries may be inaccurate and that a survey included with the submission shows corrected parcel lines. Commissioners also emphasized that the replacement must meet required setbacks and that septic capacity will be verified at the building‑permit phase.
A motion to recommend approval passed on roll call (4‑0). The recommendation included conditions that the replacement trailer be sited within the owner’s property boundaries, comply with setbacks, and that sewage/septic capacity be addressed in the building‑permit review.
The recommendation will be forwarded to the Board of Supervisors for final action; staff noted that detailed septic and property boundary verification will occur during land‑development and permitting.
