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Planning commission approves two‑lot subdivision with waivers, requires additional perimeter trees and consultant compliance
Summary
Easttown planning commissioners voted 5–0 to approve a two‑lot subdivision subject to five waivers and conditions including two 'Private driveway' signs, compliance with Carroll Engineering review, and additional perimeter plantings to improve neighbor buffering.
Easttown Township’s Planning Commission voted unanimously to approve a two‑lot subdivision application that included multiple waivers and conditions to address site constraints and neighborhood concerns.
The commission approved waivers from the curb and sidewalk requirement (section 455‑72.5), two waivers under A490‑36 (including A490‑36.B to permit two adjacent driveways less than 10 feet apart and A490‑36.K to allow retention of an existing double entry driveway), and a waiver from section 274‑42 allowing an existing tree to count toward the street tree requirement. Commissioners attached conditions: the applicant must comply with the township consultant’s (Carroll Engineering) review letters, install two signs reading the equivalent of “Private drive,” and add additional perimeter trees and the replacement trees required by ordinance.
An applicant representative described a planting scheme of 16 replacement trees—evergreens and deciduous—saying the team had increased deciduous sizes at a request from a commissioner and chosen additional evergreens to provide screening. Neighbors pressed for more buffering along lot edges; one resident urged relocating trees from between driveways to perimeter locations and adding roughly a dozen more evergreens so screening matures sooner. The applicant responded that they were willing to relocate interior trees and add street and perimeter plantings to improve privacy.
Commissioners also discussed construction staging and erosion‑sediment controls; the applicant said subcontractors and deliveries would be parked on the lots during construction and that a construction entrance and ESC measures are shown on the plans.
The commission’s formal motion (made and seconded on the record) approved the project subject to the listed waivers and conditions; the clerk recorded a 5–0 vote in favor. No public comment was offered at the time of the vote.
The commission’s approval is conditioned on the applicant meeting engineering and consultant comments; any subsequent plan revisions or unresolved consultant issues will return to staff review or the commission as required.
