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Board approves vacating paper segment of Calia Street and minor subdivision for 397 Madison Avenue
Summary
The board adopted an ordinance vacating an unopened portion of Calia Street and approved a minor subdivision splitting 397 Madison Avenue into two lots (one to be sold to an adjacent church). Waivers from subdivision rules were accepted; the board approved both actions unanimously.
The Warminster Township Board of Supervisors on July 18 approved two linked land‑use actions affecting properties near 397 Madison Avenue: an ordinance vacating an unopened portion of Calia Street and a minor subdivision to divide 397 Madison Avenue into two lots, one of which is to be sold to the adjacent church.
Town solicitor Mr hbert introduced the Calia Street vacation ordinance, noting the segment is an historic paper street mapped in the 1920s and not used as a public roadway. Glen Kibble, counsel for the applicant Homes Offered LLC, and company principal Gary biki told the board the church currently uses the area for parking and that vacating the paper street clears title issues to allow a subdivision and transfer. Pastor Gil Tores of the adjacent Pentecostal church spoke in support, describing his congregation’s long presence at the site.
Engineer and surveyor Gary Tilford (Charles Schumaker Engineers) presented the proposed minor subdivision for 397 Madison Avenue, saying the existing parcel of approximately 25,561 square feet would be split into two lots (roughly 13,864 sq ft and 11,697 sq ft). Tilford said the lots meet R‑3 zoning frontage and area requirements and that six waivers from the subdivision and land development code were requested and incorporated in the approval resolution. Township staff confirmed no immediate construction is proposed and the Planning Commission recommended the waivers and subdivision with conditions.
The board moved and approved the Calia Street vacation ordinance and then approved the minor subdivision and associated waivers. One applicant attorney briefly raised concern about a fee language change from prior planning review; staff said they would reconcile the nominal fee with the applicant before closing. The board instructed staff to complete required notice and appraisal steps for final recording and to have the applicants sign the approval resolution following the meeting.
The approvals formalize property lines and allow the applicant to transfer the newly created lot to the church for parking and future church uses; no building permits or construction plans were acted on at the meeting.
