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Votes at a glance: Silver Spring Board approves driveway‑slope change, waivers, land plans and conservation participation
Summary
At its Jan. 22 meeting the Silver Spring Board adopted Ordinance 2024‑10 setting a 12% allowable driveway slope, approved multiple waivers and land development plans (including a Wal‑Mart expansion), authorized resolutions and change orders, and agreed to pursue Bird Town Pennsylvania designation.
The Silver Spring Township Board of Supervisors approved several ordinances, waivers and procedural items during its regular meeting on Jan. 22, 2025. Key outcomes included adoption of Ordinance 2024‑10, votes on multiple subdivision and land‑development waivers and approvals, and agreement to move forward with a Bird Town Pennsylvania designation.
Ordinance and code updates - The Board approved Ordinance 2024‑10, amending the Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance to change the allowable driveway slope to 12 percent and adding a definition for "Public Street." The Board also approved updating the Township Improvement Specification Manual to reflect the 12 percent driveway slope.
Subdivision, waivers and land development - Waiver approvals included requests for Lawrence W. Zimmerman (125 Kost Road), Barry W. & Ann Michele Dobb (108 Beechcliff Drive), and Shane A. & Maggie E. Thornton (228 Skyline Drive). The Board approved a Final Plan and related waivers for a two‑lot subdivision at 7166 Wertzville Road after withdrawing one historic‑building waiver and approving sanitary sewer contingency language tied to Planning Commission conditions. - The Board approved a final plan and waivers for Wal‑Mart Supercenter (6520 Carlisle Pike) to allow a 3,500 sq. ft. building expansion and lot restriping for online pickup without increasing impervious coverage.
Contracts, change orders and other resolutions - Approved: Change Order #1 for the 2018 Green Light Go signal improvements (increase $5,913.80); Change Order #2 and Pay Application #5 for Paul Walters Memorial Park; Willow Mill Rain Garden Change Order #3 (contract price reduction not to exceed $1,818); Pennsy Supply Change Order #1 (Evergreen II Keswick Drive curb project, not to exceed $97,000); and ratified the December 8 purchase of an F‑250 truck with plow ($57,390). - The Board approved Resolution 2025‑04 establishing the 2024 and 2025 uniform (police) pension funding percentage and approved advertising proposed Ordinance 2025‑01 (repeal of the Hempt Bridge vehicle weight restriction).
Other actions - The Board approved joining Bird Town Pennsylvania and preparing an associated resolution; approved the Cumberland County Local Small Bridge Program Grant Funding Agreement pending solicitor review; and established a $20,689 value for easements needed for the Joe Ricci Trail.
Most motions were moved and seconded as recorded in the minutes (examples: Lenker/Griffie; Griffie/Brown; Lenker/Kotzmoyer), and each recorded motion in the minutes shows "The motion carried." If specific roll‑call vote tallies are required, they were not recorded verbatim in the transcript and are listed as "not specified" in Board minutes. The Board set follow‑up actions for staff to provide additional design, cost and scope details at the February meeting where required.
